新视野大学英语第二版第二册单词unit2 B部分
新视野大学英语第二册单词
Unit1abudget v. plan carefully how much of sth. will be needed （为...）作出安排vi. plan the spending of money carefully 制定预算n. [C] the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on sth. 预算charge v. a sk sb. for an amount of money for a service 向...收费，要价acute a. 1. quick to notice sth. 敏感的；敏锐的2. very serious or severe 严重的hourglass n. [C] （计时用的）沙漏restless a. unable to keep still because one is nervous, bored, or impatient 烦躁的；不安静的restlessly ad. in a restless manner; impatiently 烦躁地；不安静地elbow vt. push sb. with the elbows 用肘推（或撞）人n. [C] the joint where the arm bends 肘abrupt a. 1. (of behavior) rough; offensive 粗鲁的，无礼的2. sudden and unexpected 突然的，意外的opening a. beginning; starting 开始的n. 1. [C] an occasion when a new building, road, etc. is used for the first time,esp. one that involves a ceremony 开业典礼；落成典礼2. [C] a position that is available in a business or firm 空缺职位ritual a. done regularly and in the same way 例行的；惯常的n. [C, U] sth. done regularly and in the same way 惯例interaction n. 1. [C, U] munication 交流2. [C, U] a process by which two or more things affect each other 相互作用；相互影响convention n. 1. [C, U] general, usu. unspoken agreement about how people should act or behave in certain situations 习俗；惯例2. [C] a meeting of members of a profession, political party, etc. 会议；大会leisure n. 1. [U] time free from work or other duties; spare time 空闲，闲暇2. [U] ease 悠闲，安逸leisurely a. without hurrying 从容的；不匆忙的assess vt. judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of sb. or sth.评价，评估surroundings n. (pl.) all the objects, conditions, etc. that are around and may affect sb.or sth.; environment 周围的事物；环境probe v. try to find out the truth about sth. 调查；探究n. [C] |探针（医生检查伤口用的钝头细长工具）social a. 1. relating to society and people's lives in general 社会的2. relating to meeting people and spending time with them 社交的socially ad. 与社会(或社交) 相关地tick vi. (of a clock or watch) make a short repeated sound （钟、表等）滴答响n. [sing.] the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes (钟、表的）滴答声consequently ad. as a result因此，所以device n. 1. [C] a machine or tool for a special purpose 器械，装置2. [C] a way of doing sth. 方法，手段fax n.[C] 传真；传真机email n. [C, U] (also )电子given prep. taking sth. into account; considering 如果考虑到gathering n. [C] a meeting 集会，聚会impersonality n. [U] the quality of not showing or including personal feelings 不牵涉个人感情；无人情味electronic a. 1. using devices such as radios, televisions, puters, etc. 使用电子设备的2. produced or operated by a flow of electrons 电子的significance n.[sing., U] the importance of an event, action, etc. 重要性；重要意义conduct vt. 1. carry out |进行；实施2. act as the path for electricity, heat, etc. 传导（电或热）n. [U] the way sb. behaves 行为，举止increasingly ad. more and more 日益；愈加conference n.[C] a formal meeting (正式）会议teleconference n. [C] （通过、电视等手段召开的）远程会议obtain vt. get sth. that one wants 获得，得到superb a.extremely good 极好的whereas conj. i n contrast; while 然而；但是postal a. relating to post; sent by post 邮政的；邮寄的efficient a. working well and without wasting time, money, or energy 效率高的impolite a. not polite 无礼的，失礼的elapse vi.(of time) pass （时间）过去，逝去skillful a. (BrE skilful) having or showing ability to do sth. well 熟练的；有技巧的skillfulness n. [U] ( BrE skilfulness) 熟练；技巧petent a. having the necessary ability, skill, knowledge, etc. 有能力的；能干的；胜任的fulfill (BrE fulfil) |vt. 1. do what one must do 履行；执行2. achieve sth. one wanted to do 实现；完成capital n. [sing., U] money used to produce more wealth or for starting a business资本；资金Phrases and Expressionsfall behind move more slowly than other people so that one is behind them 落在...后面result in make sth. happen; cause 导致；造成...的结果run out1. (of food, money, etc.) there is none left 用完；耗尽2. use all of sth. and not have any left 用完；耗尽in a rush in a hurry 匆忙地go with exist or take place at the same time with sth. else 同时发生；伴随work at put effort into sth. or doing sth. 致力于；从事in person doing sth. by oneself 亲身；亲自due to because of sth. 由于pour into give a lot of effort, money, etc. to sth. 大量投入（精力或金钱等）Unit1bspite n. (in ~ of) despite; regardless of 虽然；尽管clash vi. 1. disagree about sth. 不一致；冲突2. e to a fight 冲突n. 1. [C] an argument 不一致；争论2. [C] a short fight 冲突tradition n. [C, U] beliefs or customs passed down from one generation to the next 传统honeymoon n. [C] a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married; (fig.) a period of good feeling or good relations 蜜月期；（喻）短暂的和谐期marvelous a. (BrE marvellous) extremely good; wonderful 非常好的；绝妙的amusement n. 1. [U] the feeling of being amused 愉快，快乐2. [C] sth. that makes time pass pleasantly 娱乐（消遣）活动hostility n. [U] unfriendly behavior or feeling towards sb. 敌意；敌对moreover ad. what's more; in addition 此外；而且anymore ad. (used in negatives) (not) any longer 再也（不）distress vt. make sb. feel very upset 使痛苦；使苦恼n. [U] a feeling of extreme unhappiness|痛苦，苦恼devise vt. create or invent a new way of doing sth. 设计；发明mechanism n. [C] a way of behaving that helps sb. deal with a problem 行为方式；机制cope vi. be able to deal with sth. difficult 应付；处理repression n. 1. [U] control of strong feelings （对情感或欲望的）压抑；抑制2. [U] cruel and severe control of a large group of people 镇压acceptable a. good enough; satisfactory 可接受的；合意的regression n. [U] a return to an earlier stage of development 回归；倒退irresponsible a. not responsible 不负责任的isolate vt. keep sb. or sth. apart from other people or things|使孤立；使隔离isolation n. [U] the state of being isolated 隔离；孤立reject vt. 1. refuse to accept sth. 拒绝；不接受2. throw sth. away 抛弃，丢弃rejection n. [C, U] the act of not accepting 拒绝；不接受utilize vt. (BrE utilise) use; make use of 使用deal vi. (dealt, dealt) (with) take action, esp. to solve a problem 对付；应付；处理hostile a. 1. angry and very unfriendly toward sb. 怀有敌意的，敌对的2. of an enemy 敌方的，好战的recognition n. [sing., U] the act of realizing and accepting that sth. is true 承认；认可temporary a. l asting only for a short time 暂时的recovery n. 1. [sing., U] return to a normal state 恢复；痊愈2. [U] the act of getting sth. back that is lost 重获；复得favorable a. (BrE favourable)1. giving sb. or sth. an advantage 有利的2. giving or showing agreement 赞成的symptom n. 1. [C] a sign of a bad condition or problem 迹象；征兆2. [C] a sign that shows an illness 症状distinctionn. 1. [sing.] a special or unique quality 特点；特征2. [C] a difference between two things 区别；差别3. [U] the quality of being excellent 卓越；杰出appreciate vt. 1. understand and enjoy 欣赏；赏识2. be grateful for sth. 对...表示感谢acquisition n. [U] the act of gaining sth. 获得，得到alleviate vt. make sth. less serious 减轻，缓和interact vi. 1.(with) municate with sb. 交流2. have an effect on each other 互相作用；互相影响considerable a. fairly large or great 相当大的；相当多的furthermore ad. in addition to what has been said; moreover 此外；而且Phrases and Expressionsadjust to get used to a new situation 适应familiar to well known to 为...所熟悉culture shock confusion caused by contact with a culture other than one's own 文化冲击；文化震撼tired of (doing) sth.no longer wanting sth. or wanting to do sth. 厌烦（做）某事separate from keep people or things apart from each other 把...分开；分离prevent from stop sb. or sth. from doing sth. 阻止；防止recover from return to a normal state from an illness, accident, shock, etc. 从（疾病、事故、震惊等）中恢复go through experience a particular process 经历Unit2apat vt. touch sb. or sth. lightly and repeatedly with a flat hand 轻拍n. [C] a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand 轻拍presence n. [U] the fact or state of being present 在场；出席promising a. showing signs of being successful in the future 有前途的；有希望的amateur a. doing sth. just for pleasure; not professional 业余的n. [C] sb. who does sth. just for pleasure 业余爱好者skier n. [C] a person who skis 滑雪者session n.1. [C] a period of time used for a particular purpose （从事某项活动的）一段时间2. [C] a formal meeting 会议amusing a. |able to make people laugh or smile; interesting 有趣的lower vt. 1. reduce sth. in amount, price, degree, strength, etc. 减少；降低2. move sb. or sth. down from a higher position 降下anniversary n. [C] a date on which sth. special or important happened in a previous year 周年纪念日woolen a. |(BrE woollen) made of wool 羊毛的romantic a. relating to feelings of love or a loving relationship 浪漫的gratitude n. [U] the feeling of being grateful 感激；谢意perceptivity n. [U] the ability of being quick to notice and understand 知觉；理解力ski vi. slide over snow on skis, as a sport or a way of traveling 滑雪massive a. large in size, quantity, degree, etc. 大的；严重的fatigue vt. make sb. tired 使疲劳n. [U] great tiredness 疲乏，疲劳clearing n. [C] a small area where there are no trees, esp. in a forest （林中）空地approximately ad. about; nearly 大约，大概breeze n. [C] a light wind 微风，和风powder n. [C, U] a kind of substance in the form of very fine dry grains 粉末；粉状物fuss v. (about, over) plain over small matters （因小事）抱怨；小题大做n. [sing., U] a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about sth. 小题大做；大惊小怪indifferent a.(to) not interested in; not caring 漠不关心的；冷漠的rebel vi. (against) fight against sb. in authority or against an idea or situation 造反；反叛；反抗n. [C] a person who rebels 造反者，反叛者，反抗者rebellious a. opposing people in authority or rules of behavior 反叛的；反抗的bachelor n. 1. [C] an unmarried man 未婚男子2. [C] a first university degree 学士（学位）low-budget a. not spending much money 预算低的；花费不多的shift v. change position or direction; move from one place to another 转移；移动；变换makeshift a. used at the time because there is nothing better 权宜的；暂时的stack vt. |put things so that they stand one on top of another 堆放sticky a. made of or containing material which can stick to sth. else 黏的；黏性的mate n. [C] a fellow workman or friend 伙伴，同伴teammate n. [C] a fellow person in a team 队友assert vt. state or declare sth. firmly 断言；声称napkin n. [C] |餐巾（纸）swear (swore, sworn)vi. (at) curse |咒骂vt. make a promise to do sth. 发誓damn a. 该死的；讨厌的unfair a. |not right or just 不公平的；不公正的outburst n. [C] a sudden expression of a strong emotion, esp. anger 爆发passion n. [C, U] a strong feeling about sth. or a strong liking for sth. 激情；热情persist v. continue to do sth. in spite of opposition or warning 坚持vi. continue to exist or happen 继续存在或发生frown vi.make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving the eyebrows together 皱眉billion num. (AmE) 十亿rank vi. |have a particular position in a list of people or things 位于...等级（或地位）vt. decide the position of sb. or sth. based on importance or quality 排列n. [C, U] the position or level that sb. holds in an organization；one's social position 职位；社会地位ranking n. [C] a position on a scale that shows how good sb. or sth. is when pared withothers 排名；级别indissoluble a. i mpossible to destroy 坚不可摧的bond n.[C] sth. that unites two or more people, such as love, a shared interest, etc. 联系；纽带tropical a. relating to the tropics 热带的Phrases and Expressionsnext to beside or very near to sb. or sth. 靠近；接近in sb.'s presence/in the presence of sb.in the same place as sb. 有某人在场by no means(used to emphasize a negative statement) not at all 决不，决非count on depend on 依靠；依赖；指望on one occasion once 有一次e upon meet sb. or find sth. by chance 偶然遇见；偶然发现pack into put in a very small place 塞进；使挤入take notice of notice 注意到sing out shout or sing some words clearly and loudly (大声清晰地) 喊出(或唱出)point out tell sb. sth. 指出reflect on think deeply about; consider carefully 仔细考虑in advance doing something before a particular date or event 事先，预先Unit2bpetition n. [U] the activities of peting 竞争sake n. (for the ~ of) |1. [U] for the purpose of 为了...目的2. [U] for the good or benefit of 为了...好处athlete n. [C] sb. who petes in sports petitions 运动员sacrifice vt. give up sth., esp. for a good purpose or belief 牺牲；奉献injury n. [C,U] a wound or damage to part of one's body 伤害；损害exploit vt. use sth. fully so as to get benefit from it 利用；剥削glory n. [U] great honor 光荣；荣誉virtue n. [C] a good quality in character or behavior 美德determination n. [U] the strong will to do sth. 决心；毅力dash n. 1. [sing., C] a short race for runners 短距离赛跑2. [sing., C] a sudden, quick run 奔；冲vi. run quickly and suddenly 奔；冲petitive a. 1. liking to pete 喜欢竞争的；好胜的2. relating to petition 竞争的；有竞争力的defy v t.1. do sth. that is considered impossible; challenge 向...挑战2. refuse to obey sb. or sth. 违抗；不服从stopwatch n. [C] a watch used for measuring the exact time it takes to do sth., especially.in a race 秒表pursue vt. 1. continue doing an activity or trying to achieve sth. over a long period of time从事；追求2. chase sb. or sth. in order to catch them 追赶；追逐strip n.[C] a narrow piece 条；带vt. remove the covering of sth. 剥去；除去singular a. 1. very great or very noticeable 卓越的；非凡的2. of or being a word representing one 单数的phenomenon n. 1. [C] sb. or sth. that is very unusual 奇才；奇迹2. [C] an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist 现象phenomenal a. very unusual; very great or impressive 异常的；惊人的horizon n. 1. (~s) the limit of one's ideas, knowledge, and experience X围；眼界；视野2. (the ~) the line far away where the sky seems to meet the earth 地平线sprinter n. [C] an athlete for a short race短跑运动员observer n. 1. [C] sb. who sees or looks at sth. 观看者2. [C] sb. who attends meetings, events, etc. to observe what is happening 观察员crack n. [C] a sudden loud sound 爆裂声；劈啪声v. 1. (cause to) make a sudden loud sound （使）发出爆裂声2. (cause to) break (使）破裂trail v i. move slowly, esp. behind other people 拖沓地走；无精打采地慢走vt. follow sb. secretly 跟踪；尾随explosive a. 1. sudden and rapid 迅猛的2. likely to explode 易爆炸的；易发作的n. [C, U] a substance that can cause an explosion 爆炸物overe vt. |(overcame, overe) fight and win against sb. or sth. 战胜；击败mittee n.[C] a group of people chosen to do a particular job or for special duties 委员会indicate vt. show that sth. is true or exists 表明;显示steroid n. [C] |类固醇conquest n. [U] the act of taking control of sb. or sth. 攻占;占领；征服condemn vt. express strong disapproval of sb. or sth. 谴责condemnation n. [C, U] the act of condemning 谴责opponent n. [C] sb. who takes the opposite side, esp. in playing or fighting 对手；敌手deny vt.1. say that sth. is not true, or that one does not believe sth. 否认2. not allow sb. to have or do sth. 拒绝（给予）counter v. reply to a criticism that one disagrees with 反驳rumor n. (BrE rumour) [C, U] information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true 谣言，传闻formula n. 1. [C] a method or set of principles for dealing with a problem or achieving a result 方法；方案2. [C] a series of numbers or letters that represent a rule in science or mathematics公式；方程式suspicion n. 1. [C, U] a feeling of not trusting sb. or sth. 猜疑；不信任2. [C, U] a feeling that sb. has done sth. wrong 怀疑；疑心erosion n. [U] the process by which sth. is gradually reduced or destroyed 侵蚀；腐蚀participation n. [U] the act of taking part in an activity or event 参与，参加sprint vi. run at one's fastest speed, esp. at a short distance 冲刺relay n.[C] 接力赛reception n. 1. [sing.] a wele for sb. or sth. 接待；欢迎2. [C] a large formal party to wele sb. or to celebrate sth. 招待会；欢迎会amazing a. causing great surprise 令人惊异的Phrases and Expressionsact as have the role or function of 作为above all m ost importantly 最重要的是not hear of it refuse to accept a suggestion or offer 不听；拒绝听取set one's mind on be determined to do sth. or obtain sth. 决心做某事(或得到某物)set the stage for make preparations for an event to take place 为...做好准备focus on 1. arrange the lens in an instrument so as to obtain a clear picture of sth. 聚焦于2. concentrate on sth. and pay particular attention to it 集中（精力）于be used to (doing) sth.be familiar with sth. because of having done or experienced itmany times 习惯于hold one's breath stop breathing for a moment because of anxiety or excitement 屏住呼吸strip sb. of sth. take property, rights, titles, etc. away from sb. 剥夺charge sb. with sth. say openly that sb. has done sth. wrong 指控；控诉Unit3acharacter n. 1. [C] qualities that make sb. a particular type of person 性格，个性2. [C] qualities that make sth. what it is and different from others 特点，特征promise n. [C, U] an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first 妥协；折中v. reach an agreement by making a promise 妥协；折中involved a. taking part in an activity or event; connected with sth. 参与的；有关的subtle a. not easy to notice or understand 微妙的，细微的hatred n. [U] a strong feeling of dislike for sb. or sth. 痛恨，憎恨illusion n. [C] a false idea, belief or impression 幻觉；错觉married a. having a husband or wife 已婚的mutual a. 1. felt or done in the same way by two or more people toward each other 相互的2. shared by two or more people 共同的；共有的patible a. 1. (of people) able to have a good relationship because of similar opinions or interests 合得来的；情投意合2. (of equipment) able to be used together |兼容的；配套的inpatible a. not patible 合不来的；不兼容的overlook v t. 1. not notice sth. 没注意到；忽略2. have a view of a place from above 俯视；眺望expectation n. [C, U] the belief that sth. will happen 期待；预料painful a. causing pain 痛苦的divorce n. [C, U] the legal ending of a marriage 离婚v. end a marriage lawfully 离婚bud vi. produce buds 发芽，萌芽n. [C] a part of a plant that will open to form a leaf or flower 芽；花蕾budding a. just beginning 刚开始的resistance n. 1. [sing., U] refusal to accept sth. 抵制；反对2. [sing., U] the use of force to act against sb. or sth. 抵抗；对抗supportive a.helpful or encouraging 支持的；支援的grand a. 1. (used in pounds) 表示“（亲戚关系）隔一代的”2. splendid in appearance or style; impressive 壮丽的；宏伟的grandchild n. [C] a child of one's son or daughter（外）孙；（外）孙女congratulation n. (~s) an expression used when one wants to congratulate sb. 祝贺；道喜counsel vt. give sb. advice 劝告；忠告date v t. have a romantic relationship with sb. 与...约会subsequent a. happening after sth. else 后来的；随后的subsequently ad. after an event in the past 后来；接着harbor(BrE harbour) |vt. keep sth. in one's mind for a long time 心怀；怀有n. [C] a place of shelter for ships 港，港口reservation n. 1. [C, U] a feeling of doubt about whether sth. is good or right 存疑；保留2. [C] an order of a room, seat, etc. in advance 预订prejudice n. [C] an opinion or dislike of sb. or sth. that is not based on reason 偏见；成见charm vt. a ttract sb. 迷人；使陶醉n. [U] the quality of pleasing or attracting people 魅力；吸引力charming a. very pleasing or attractive 迷人的；有魅力的son-in-law n. [C] husband of one's daughter 女婿caring a. kind and helpful toward other people 体贴的indication n. [C, U] a sign that shows sth. 迹象confirm vt. prove that sth. is true 证实；证明；确定v. make a plan, meeting, etc. certain, esp. by telephone or writing 确认citizenship n. [U] the state of being a citizen; the rights of a citizen 公民身份；公利suspect vt. think that sth. is probably true 怀疑n. [C] sb. who is thought to be guilty of a crime 嫌疑犯harsh a. 1. cruel 严厉的；苛刻的2. unpleasantly loud and rough 刺耳的hesitate vi.be slow to speak or act because one feels uncertain or unwilling 犹豫；踌躇；迟疑cancel vt. say that sth. already planned will not happen 取消proceed vi. go to a further or the next stage; go on 继续进行quote v. repeat the words that sb. else has said or written 引用；引述n. [C] words taken from a book, play, speech, etc. 引语，引文hardship n. [C, U] the condition that life is very difficult 艰难；困苦racist n. [C] sb. who believes that some races are not as good as others and, therefore,treats them unfairly 种族主义者realistic a. based on facts; practical 实际的；现实的devotion n. [U] great love or loyalty 挚爱；热爱；忠诚idealistic a. believing in sth. firmly which is unlikely to e true 理想主义的；理想化的resolve vt. 1. solve a problem or difficulty 解决；解除2. make a definite decision to do sth. 决定；决心Phrases and Expressionsups and downs the mixture of good and bad experiences 盛衰；沉浮work out be successful or end in a certain way 成功；产生结果for a time for a short period; temporarily 暂时；一度meet with experience sth. by chance 遭遇；遇到all along all the time 始终have nothing to do with have no connection with 与...无关on the surface when not observed, thought about, etc. deeply 表面上；外表上at one's worst in one's worst state 最差的时候；最糟糕的时候learn of e to know 获悉；听说take care of be responsible for; deal with 负责；处理proceed to do sth.do sth. next; go on to do sth. 接着做某事Unit3bmother-in-law n. [C] the mother of one's husband or wife 岳母；婆婆brilliant a. 1. very good; very clever or skilled 出色的；聪颖的2. full of light; shining, or bright in color 明亮的；光亮的arrange v. plan the details of a future event 准备；安排vt. put a group of people or things in a particular position or order 排列；布置eve n. [C] the day or evening before a certain event 前夕；前一天cube vt. cut food into cube-shaped pieces 切成方块n. [C] a solid object with six square sides 立方体garlic n. [U] 蒜，大蒜slice v t. cut into thin flat pieces 切成薄片n. [C] a flat thin piece of food that has been cut from a large piece 片ingredient n.1. [C] one of the foods that is used to make a particular dish （食品的）成分，配料2. [C] a quality one needs to achieve sth. 因素；要素chop vt. cut sth. into small pieces 切；剁碎purple a. 紫色的n. [U] |紫色concerning prep. about or relating to sb. or sth. 关于toe n. [C] |脚趾anticipate vt. think that sth. will happen and be ready for it 预料；预计criticism n. [C, U] the words not in favor of sb. or sth. 批评；指责curl n. [C] 卷发；卷曲物curly a. |having lots of curls 卷曲的splash n. [C] 有色斑点freckle n. [C] 雀斑；斑点pact a. 1. small, but solid and strong 结实的2. packed together closely and neatly 紧凑的pactly ad. in a pact manner 结实地；密实地forgettable a. that can be forgotten easily 容易被忘记的bubble vi. form thin balls of air or gas in liquid 冒泡n. [C] a ball of air 气泡；泡沫bump n. 1. [C] an area of skin that is raised because one has hit it on sth. 肿块；突起2. [C] a blow or hit 碰撞；猛撞v. hit with force, esp. accidentally 碰撞pel vt. make sb. do sth.; force 强迫，迫使behalf n. [U] (on sb.'s ~ or <em>on</em> ~ of sb.) instead of sb., or as their representative 代表某人；代替某人heatedly ad. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈地；激烈地innocent a. 1. done or said without intending to harm or offend anyone 无恶意的2. not guilty of a crime 无罪的；无辜的innocently ad. in an innocent manner 无恶意地dialect n. [C, U] a special form of language which is peculiar to a certain region orsocial group 方言，土语pox n. [U] 痘，痘疮criticize vt. (BrE criticise) |1. point out the mistakes of sb. or sth. 批评；批判2. form and express a judgment on a work of art, literature, etc. 评论clue n. [C] information that helps sb. understand the reasons why sth. happens 线索；提示salty a. tasting of or containing salt 咸的；盐的cue n. [C] a signal for sb. to do sth. 暗示；信号proclaim vt. say publicly that sth. is true or exists 宣布；声称diplomatic a. 1. skillful in dealing with people 有交际手段的；圆滑的2. relating to the work of diplomats 外交的soy n. [U] 大豆sauce n. [U] 调味汁，佐料soy sauce酱油china n. [U] |瓷器somehow ad. 1. in some way; by some means|以某种方法；不知怎么的2. for a reason that is unknown 由于某种未知的原因miserable a. very unhappy or unfortable 痛苦的；悲惨的miserably ad. in a miserable way 痛苦地；悲惨地modest a. 1. (of a person) not liking to talk about their abilities, achievements, success, etc. 谦虚的，虚心的2. not large in amount, size, etc. 适中的，适度的modestly ad. in a modest way 谦虚地，虚心地；适中地，适度地A-OK ad. (colloq.) very good 极好；棒极了Phrases and Expressionse up with find an answer, a solution, etc. 想出，提出（答案、解决方法等）win over gain sb.'s support or favor 说服；把...争取过来from head to toe over the whole of one's body 从头到脚；浑身上下on the short/fat/thin, etc. side slightly short/ fat/thin, etc. 有点矮（胖、瘦等）think of have a particular opinion about sb. or sth. 有...看法put (sb.) to bed make (sb.) go to bed 安置（某人）睡觉hit it off enjoy good relations; like each other 相处得很好；一见如故Unit4adigital a. giving information in the form of numbers 数字的；数字显示的eyesight n. [U] the ability to see 视力volunteer v. offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿（做某事）n. [C] sb. who offers to do sth. without being paid 志愿者identical a. exactly the same 完全一样的，完全相同的departure n. [C, U] an act of leaving a place 离开，出发destination n. [C] a place to which sb. is going or sth. is being sent 目的地；终点overseas ad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在海外；在国外a. ing from or happening abroad 海外的；外国的cargo n. [C, U] goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle （船，飞机或车辆运送的）货物territory n. [C, U] an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc. 领土；领地deck n. [C] a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length 甲板decrease n. [C, U] the process of being less 减少v. bee less or reduce sth. （使）减少；（使）降低nourish vt. |give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养；给...营养decline v. refuse a request or offer, usu. politely 拒绝；谢绝vi. decrease in amount, quality, or importance 减少，降低，下降n. [sing., U] a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. 减少，下降objection n. [C, U] a statement that shows one disagrees with sth. 反对；异议forbid(forbade, forbidden) vt. not allow 禁止connection n. [C] the state of being connected 联系；关系spectacular a. very impressive 壮观的；引人入胜的fancy a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors 多装饰的；花哨的；别致的n. [sing.] a feeling of liking sb. or sth. 喜爱；迷恋fossil n. [C] 化石patch n. [C] a small area of sth. that is different from the area around it 小块vanish vi. disappear or go suddenly out of sight 消失fog n. [C, U] cloudy air near the ground which is hard to see through 雾press vt. force sth. into less space 压缩；压紧cement n. [U] 水泥longing n. [sing., U] a strong feeling of wanting sth. 渴望warmth n. [U] a feeling of being warm 温暖resist vt. prevent oneself from doing sth. 忍住；抗拒highway n. [C] a broad main road that joins one town to another 公路Phrases and Expressionswithout fail with plete certainty 必定；总是as long as if; on condition that 假如，如果，只要be free to do sth.be able to do whatever one wants 随意做某事right away at once; without delay 立即，马上more than (+adjective)(colloq.) very; extremely 十分，非常be thankful for be grateful for 对...心存感激Unit4bwhip n. [C] a long piece of rope or leather fastened to a handle, used for driving animals or punishing people 鞭子chamber n. [C] a room used for a special purpose 特殊用途的房间security n. [U] the state of being protected against dangers 安全；平安rifle n. [C] 来复枪；步枪mechanical a. 1. (of an action, reply, etc.) done without thinking |机械的；不动脑筋的2. involving a machine 机械的；机械方面的mechanically ad. done in a mechanical manner 机械地；不动脑筋地landscape n. 1. [C] an area of land that is beautiful to look at 风景；景色2. [C] a painting of an area of land 风景画kneel vi. put one or both knees on the ground 跪下timber n. [U] wood used for building or other purposes 木材；木料item n. [C] a single article of sth. 条；项；项目gravity n. [U] the force that causes sth. to fall to the ground 引力；重力fairy n. [C] an imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a small person小仙子；小精灵toll n. 1. [sing.] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness, etc. 伤亡人数2. [C] money one pays for using a road, bridge, etc. 通行费stain v. make a mark on sth. in a way that is hard to remove 染污；沾污n. [C] a mark that is hard to remove 污迹；污斑crystal n. [C, U] rock that is transparent like ice 水晶product n. [C] sth. that is made in a factory, grown, or taken from nature 产品；制品magnetic a. 1. connected with or produced by magnet 磁的；磁性的2. having a powerful attraction 有魅力的；吸引人的trace n. 1. [C] a very small amount of sth. 微量；少量2. [C] a sign showing that sb. or sth. was present or existed 踪迹，痕迹precision n. [U] the quality of being precise 精确，准确descend v. move down from a higher level 下降，下落accustomed a. taking sth. as normal or natural because you have experienced it many times 习惯了的diet n. [C, U] the food and drink one usu. takes 日常饮食scenery n.[U] the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, forests, etc. 景色，风景prosperity n. [U] the state of being successful or rich|繁荣；富裕aluminum n. [U] (BrE aluminum) 铝installation n. [U] the act of installing a piece of equipment somewhere 安装recycle v. treat waste materials so that they can be used again 回收利用recycling n.[U] the process of treating waste materials so that they can be used again 回收利用insurance n. [U] an arrangement with a pany in which you pay them money each yearand they pay you if sth. bad happened to you 保险reluctant a. unwilling and therefore slow to do sth. 不情愿的；勉强的。
新视野大学英语第二版第二册课文翻译unit2-sectionb
Unit 2Section BThe Standard for Olympic ExcellenceThe Olympics remains the most pure example of competition for the sake of competition itself. Athletes sacrifice their careers and bodies risking injury, defeat and complete failure to compete for nothing more than honor for their country and themselves. To achieve such honor, one must both perform at his or her event's highest level and act as a role model on the world's biggest stage. And so, while it must be admitted that performance-enhancing drugs are exploited to offer advantage to some Olympic athletes, those who do so never receive the only true reward the Olympics has to offer: honor. And, they never experience the glory of winning through the virtues of hard work and determination.The greatest track and field Olympian of all time, Carl Lewis, exemplified the Olympic spirit. He did so, not simply through his gold medal performances—Lewis won nine gold medals in four different events and held world records in the 100-meter dash and the long jump—but also through his competitive nature and his ability to win and compete in every Olympics from 1984 to 1996; he would have also competed in 1980 if the United States had not refused to take part. With speed, consistency, integrity and above all desire, Lewis defied not only the stopwatch but also the march of time. He demanded nothing less than the best from himself and achieved the best, not with drugs, but with unmatched discipline and commitment to training.Surprisingly, young Carl Lewis was encouraged to pursue music lessons rather than track by his parents. But, he would not hear of it, and stuck a strip of tape on the ground to mark the distance for the world record and began to jump toward it with singular determination. His father commented, "Some kids want to be a fireman one day, a movie star the next. Carl set his mind on track and that was it. He said he wanted to be the best, period." His years of practice and quiet self-confidence set the stage for a phenomenal Olympic track and field career.In 1985, however, a cloud appeared on Carl Lewis' horizons: Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who began to beat Lewis consistently in the 100-meter dash. Lewis arrived at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul confident, but even observers who knew very little about the race expected Johnson would win. The world watched and waited anxiously to find out who was "the fastest man on Earth". All of the cameras focused on Lewis and Johnson as the runners took their marks in the final heat. The crack of the starter's pistol sounded and the racers burst from the line. The crowd was used to Lewis trailing for the first half of the race—he just had a different style—and then finishing strong with his long stride to win. So, they held their breath as they watched Johnson build an early lead with his explosive start wondering if Lewis' strong finish would be enough to overcome him. As the runners approached the finish line, Lewis was gaining fast, but alas, his personal best time of 9.92 seconds was not enough to beat Johnson who ran a world record time of 9.79 seconds. Johnson was called "the fastest human being ever", and Lewis, it appeared, would be competing for second place in future races. Two days later, however, Johnson was stripped of his gold medal and sent packing by the International Olympic Committee when his post-race drug test indicated steroid use. The gold medal was given to Lewis instead, yet many --------------------------精品文档，可以编辑修改，等待你的下载，管理，教育文档----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------did not see his conquest as a real victory, and he became swept up in the apparent blanket condemnation of the sport. Worse, a former opponent charged Lewis with steroid use. Lewis firmly denied the charges and countered by proving before a judge that the magazine that had published the stories did so without foundation to their claims. He also participated in drug test after drug test to prove he was clean. An opponent of steroid use, Lewis was never linked to drug use by anything but rumor.It would take the formula of Lewis' further commitment to the sport and his love for competition to lift some of the suspicion from track events and stop the erosion of support that the Olympics began to suffer after Seoul. With his continued hard work and honest participation in sprinting and the long jump, he proved to the world that the Olympic spirit was not dead. And in 1992, Lewis competed in his third Olympics winning two more gold medals in the long jump and 4×100 meter relay with a reception from the public that was fit for a king.The amazing Carl Lewis had demonstrated that he was unlike any athlete who had ever lived, not by simply winning, but by winning honestly, loving to compete and working the hardest for the longest time. His love for the games truly set a new standard for Olympic excellence. (Words: 835)--------------------------精品文档，可以编辑修改，等待你的下载，管理，教育文档----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------。
新视野大学英语2unit2单词课文
global a. 1.全球的，世界范围的 2.包括一切的，总括的◆ecology n. 生态，生态学undertake vt. 1.担任，承担 2.同意做，要做，答应initiative n. 1.解决困难所采取的行动，初步行动 2.采取行动的能力（权利或权力），主动权，优先权 3.主动，进取精神（尤指不求助于外力的）abundant a. 1.很多的，丰富的，充裕的 2.富于，富有■cod n. 鳕鱼species n. 物种，种类■herring n. 鲱鱼fisherman n. 渔民，渔夫，渔工◆ambitious a. 1.显示或需要雄心的 2.充满野心的，雄心勃勃的（尤指为金钱或功名的）diverse a. 1.种类不同的，多种多样的 2.不同的，相异的diversity n. 差异，多样，多样性tropical a. 热带的，（生长在）热带的，炎热的■clear-cut vt. 砍伐殆尽（一块林区）◆erosion n. 1.腐蚀，侵蚀 2.削弱，减少；损害extensive a. 1.（指面积）辽阔的，广阔的 2.广泛的，大量的series n. 一连串，一系列，连续的事物（件）jungle n. 1.丛林，密林 2.斗争激烈的地方colony n. 1.侨民（集合名词） 2.【生】群居动物，生长在一地的植物，群体（集合名词）colonize vt. 在（一个地区）开拓殖民地，使殖民地化reverse vt. 1.反转，颠倒，翻转 2.互换（功能、地位等） 3.撤消，取消n. 1.相对，相反 2.背面，反面 3.挫折，不幸a. 相对的，相反的，颠倒的tax n. 1.税，税额 2.负担vt. 1.对 .... 征税，要求 ... 付税 2.使负重担，使受沉重压力finance vt. 为（项目）提供经费，为……提供资金n. 1.理财（尤指公款），金融财政 2.（个人、公司、政府的）财源，资金conflict n. 1.（指意见、欲望）冲突，抵触 2. 斗争，战斗vi. 与... ...相反, 抵触, 冲突industrialize (industrialise) v. （使）工业化◆contaminate vt. 污染，玷污，弄脏，污损contamination n. 污染，玷污biology n. 生物学biologically ad. 生物学上treaty n. 1.（国与国之间缔结的）条约 2.（尤指购置财产时人与人之间的）协约，约定，协商fund n. 1.专款，基金 2.贮藏，储存 3.财源，金钱，现款vt. （为公共机构、工程项目）提供资金explosive a, 1.激增的，迅速扩大的 2.爆炸的，爆发的，爆炸性的n. 炸药removal n. 1.去除，消除 2.挪走，移走，搬迁sponsor vt. 1.赞助，支持 2.发起，举办，主办n. 1.发起人，保证人 2.资助人，赞助人cash n. 现钞vt. 兑换现金，兑现■cassava n. [C] 木薯■maize n. [U] 玉蜀黍，玉米generate vt. 1.生成，产生（光、热、电等） 2.引起，产生regenerate vt. 重建，复兴，革新observer n. 观察家，观察的人，观察员strengthen vt. 使坚强，使强壮，加固，巩固，加强，增强impact n. 1.对... ...的强烈的印象或影响 2.碰撞，撞击v. 1.影响，作用 2.碰撞，撞击frown v. 1.不赞成，反对 2.2. 皱眉，蹙额n. [C] 皱眉shelter n. 1.住所，住处 2.掩蔽部，掩蔽处，躲避处 3.掩蔽，遮蔽，保护vt. 掩蔽，遮蔽，庇护vi. 躲难，避难wage vt. 发起，进行（战争、运动等）n. 工资，报酬（通常按周计酬）massive a. 1.大量的，大规模的 2.大的，大而重的，大块的ad n. 广告◆induce vt. 1.引诱，诱导 2.导致，引起inducement n. 诱因，引诱物，动机convert v. 1.（使）改变（信仰或态度等） 2.改变，转变target n. 1.（欲达到的）目标，指标 2.标的，靶vt. 把... ...作为目标Phrases and Expressionsconcern with 忙于，从事，关心regardless of 不顾，不管spring up 迅速或突然的出现，发生，长出take measures to 采取措施，采取办法as a result of 因... ...aim at 意欲或试图做agree to 同意，允诺，赞成set up 建立，创立lead to 导致cash crop 经济作物birth control 节育vacant a. 1.未被占用的，空着的 2.（职位、工作等）空缺的 3.茫然的，空虚的rare a. 1.稀有的，罕见的；冷僻的 2.稀罕的，珍奇的option n. 1.供选择的事物，可选择的事物；选择 2.选择权，选择自由，选择enormous a. 巨大的，庞大的，极大的private a. 1.私人的，个人的，私用的，私有的 2.秘密的，私下的 3.私营的，私立的，非国家控制的ownership n. 物主身份，拥有（权）◆literally ad. 照字义，逐字地，真正地urban a. 都市的，位于都市的，住在都市的◆pave vt. 给（道路路面）铺上石板或砖mud n. 湿泥，泥childhood n. 童年时期，孩提时代bulb n. 1.[C] 长在土里的植物球茎（如百合、洋葱、郁金香等植物） 2. [C]电灯泡container n. 容器（箱、瓶等）amateur a. 业余的，非专业的n. （指不为赚钱而从事体育或艺术的）业余爱好者gardener n. (因爱好或挣钱) 在花园从事劳动的人，园丁pea n. [C] 豌豆，豌豆属植物salad n. 1. [U] 适于生吃的莴笋、莴苣或其他蔬菜 2. [C, U] 沙拉（凉拌菜），生菜costly a. 昂贵的，代价高的ditch n. （在田边、路边挖的，尤指用来储水或排水的）沟，渠道lorry n. [C] 卡车erect vt. 1.建造，建立，竖立 2.树立，直立a. 竖直的，挺直的，直立的mister n. （略作Mr. 全称很少用于书面）先生vice a. 代理的，副的nineteen num. 十九，十九个conservation n. 保护，保存, 节省trail n. 1.小道，崎岖小路 2.踪迹，痕迹v. 1.拖，拉，下垂 2.（在比赛中）落后，失利vt. 追踪，尾随characterize (英characterise) vt. 1.成为... ...的特征，以... ...为特征 2.描绘（人或物的）特征，归纳（人或物的）特征housing n. 1.住宅或公寓，住宿（集合名词） 2.提供住宿，住房供给recreation n. 休养，娱乐，消遣，精神放松acre n. 英亩（=4,840平方码或约4,047平方米）canal n. 运河，沟渠excursion n. 短途旅行，远足comparable a. 1.相似的，同类的 2.可比的，比得上的strip n. 狭长的一块（材料）或一片（土地）vi. 脱去衣服vt. 1.剥去，揭去，除去（衣服、遮蔽物、某部分） 2.剥夺... ...的（钱财、荣誉等）summit n. 1.最高点，（尤指山的）顶，绝顶 2.两国或两国以上（尤指世界上最强的国家）政府首脑的最高级会谈plot n. 1.(尤指用于某特定目的) 小块土地, 小块地皮 2.（戏剧或小说的故事）情节 3.秘密计划，阴谋v. 密谋，计划civilian n. 平民Phrases and Expressionsopen field 旷野in fact 事实上，实际上on top of 在... ...之上work on 致力于power line 【电】电力线，输电线，电源线coordinate one's efforts to 齐心协力clean up 清扫，收拾，清理up to 多达，直到for instance 例如wash away （指水）洗掉，冲走lead into 通往，通向Environmental Protection Throughout the WorldIntroductionIn most parts of the world, environmental awareness does not exist. The great majority of nations concern themselves with economic development, regardless of its effect on the global ecology. But in recent years, as environmental damage has increased, signs of change have sprung up in various pockets around the world. The following are a few examples of countries undertaking new environmental initiatives.CanadaWhen European explorers first came to the New World, the fishing grounds off what would become eastern Canada and New England held abundant cod and other species. The area, called the Grand Banks, was the most abundant fishing ground in the world.Now, 500 years later, excessive fishing has reduced the number of fish to dangerously low levels. In response, Canada has closed the area to cod fishing and set strict limits on catches of other species.When Canada took similar measures to protect the supply of herring in the 1970s, the fish eventually recovered. But experts say that some species today have been so wasted, they may never recover. The government also faces protests from Canadian fishermen. About 40,000 are now unemployed as a result of the fishing bans and lossof their fish supply.Costa RicaThis Central American country has one of the most ambitious programs in the world to reserve the ecological diversity of its tropical rain forests. Much of the country has already been clear-cut, and soil erosion has been extensive. But a series of new environmental laws, together with the creation of parks and nature preserves that cover one quarter of the country, are aimed at protecting Costa Rica’s remaining forests.BrazilBrazil is home to the world’s largest jungle rain forest, the Amazon. For decades, the government sought to colonize and develop the Amazon, bringing severe environmental disaster to the area and its people.But in 1991, under pressure from environmentalists around the world, Brazil reversed course. It ended tax favors that had encouraged clearing of the Amazon rain forest, and agreed to a plan to finance new forest protection projects.Cattle farmers, miners, and settlers have protested the move and continue to destroy the forests, although at a slower pace than before. The conflict enlarged last year when miners killed a group of Amazon Indians in order to seize their land. The government promises it will protect the region’s native people, but questions remain as to its true level of commitment.Eastern EuropeThe nations of Eastern Europe, including Poland, Hungary, and the Czech and Slovak Republics, are considered the most polluted of all the world’s industrialized countries. Heavy metals from coal mining have contaminated much of the area’s waters. Rivers, land, and forests are so contaminated that many are now biologically dead.In a special series of treaties, Eastern European countries and other nations, including the United States, have set up special funds for environmental cleanups and improving the region’s power plants. In addition, Germany and the Czech Republic have signed a treaty to protect the Elbe River from further contamination. Experts say the treaty could serve as a model for protecting other rivers in the region, including the Oder and Danube.GhanaGhana’s population has been growing by 3.2 percent a year. This explosive growthhas led to removal of forests in much of the country, and excessive use of existing farmland. Forests have been cut down at the rate of 278 square miles a year.In response, the government has urged local villages to create more shared farmland. It has sponsored the growing of cash crops such as cassava, maize, cotton, and the planting of trees to regenerate waste land. Observers say the program has succeeded in strengthening the country’s agricultural base and bringing a new source of wealth to villagers. But it remains to be seen whether these measures will have enough impact to slow the rate of removing the forests.IndonesiaIndonesians have traditionally favored large families, and their major religion, Islam, frowns on birth control. But with 188 million people, the country is now struggling to provide enough food, shelter, and employment for its people. In recent years, the government has waged a massive ad campaign to encourage birth control, offering inducements such as free trips to Mecca, the birthplace of Islam in Saudi Arabia.The government has succeeded in increasing use of birth control from 10 percent of the population 20 years ago to 49 percent today. As a result, the average number of births has been cut from 5.6 children per woman to 3. The government hopes to reduce this average to 2.1 children per woman by 2005. But with such a large population base, the country must still convert millions more to the idea of birth control if it is to reach its population targets.Words: 796Green Spaces in CitiesWhere do children play? Years ago, any open field, any vacant lot, any group of trees -- these were the places where children played. As families left family farms, small towns, and the countryside, and moved into cities, the places for their children to play in became rarer. Children in the cities had few options, fewer choices of places to play.In fact, all people's lives change a lot when they move to the city. In cities, homes are built on top of one another -- in enormous apartment buildings. The feeling of private space and ownership no longer exists in houses literally piled one on the other.Psychologists have been studying the changes people experience when they leave rural areas and move into urban environments. One clear finding from their studies is that people need green spaces for better mental health. Children can play on paved playgrounds. That's true. However, they just don't have as much fun as children in small towns. Without grass and trees and bushes and, yes, dirt and mud to get dirty in, children miss an important part of childhood. The human soul, it seems, needs to stay close to its roots.Adults can plant lots of things like bulbs in window boxes and large containers. However, tending window boxes isn't the same as being an amateur gardener and growing peas, tomatoes and salad greens in a backyard garden. The lack of green space is now recognized and understood as a problem.City planners -- the people who design neighborhoods -- have begun to work on a solution. They want to build more parks, but land in cities is quite costly. So they look for land that no one else wants. Along rivers, under power lines, near ditches and highways -- these are the spaces that no one uses and they are everywhere. Why not use these unused spaces for green areas? Neighborhood groups have coordinated their efforts to clean up the trash or garbage. Soil from new building projects in the city has been trucked by lorries into these areas. This soil has been dumped along the sides of rivers, and strong walls have been erected to hold it there. Trees and bushes have been planted; the roots of these plants will hold the soil, too, and the green leaves make the area beautiful."People in and near cities have little opportunity to experience parks or unprotected open spaces, and that's becoming a problem," says Mister Ernest Cook, a senior vice president of the Trust for Public Land (TPL). This organization was started over twenty-one years ago. Its purpose is to protect land and public resources for people. In the past nineteen years, TPL has completed up to a thousand conservation projects in Canada and the United States.In Portland, Maine, the land along the old train tracks near the coast has become a green belt of trails between areas characterized by housing developments and those characterized by downtown businesses. To Mister Charles Jordan, the director of the Portland Parks and Recreation Department, it's just a beginning. Jordan has plans for an environmental university -- a huge urban park (5,000 acres ). It will include different environments, from canals and wetlands to forests. Jordan's plans include a network of trails and paths for people to use for excursions all over the city. He also wants to build a green belt from Portland, across Canada and the United States, all the way back to the Pacific Ocean. Communities across the continent could be connected by such a green belt.Other cities have comparable projects. In Phoenix, Arizona, for instance, the sides of the Salt River bed that have washed away are becoming a park. In Baltimore,a long strip of land (which was used for dumping garbage) is becoming a series of biking and walking trails. These trails will link a dozen neighborhoods and the downtown business areas. In some cities, the bicycle paths connect every area to every other area. In Flagstaff, Arizona, a thousand miles of bike trails lead into the San Francisco Peaks, the highest summit in the state.In other areas, planners have made places for bicycle trails and playgrounds, for public gardens and private garden plots, and paths for walking and running excursions. The costly result is a growing greenness in the cities and a healthier environment for all the civilians who live there.Words: 730Earth — a Living PlanetEarth looks like a big blue marble (玻璃球); from high above the Earth and from the moon, the planet gleams and shines. The blue water in the oceans and seas of the Earth makes a dramatic image. The white clouds above the Earth add beauty to the picture. Water is the source of this beauty and the source of life on Earth. It is the reason people can live on this planet. Water is everywhere. It is in the air that people breathe. It is in the soil, the ground that grows the food. Water is in rock deep under the ground, in natural holding areas -- in storage. In a real sense, water keeps Earth alive.Nature has an unchanging amount of water. Nature has a perfect system for recycling water. Water is used again and again. It falls as rain. Then it goes to one of three places. It might sink slowly through the soil into the natural holding areas in the rock. It might disappear into the air quickly -- by becoming vapor, or gas. It might run off into streams, rivers and oceans. By itself, nature can keep the balance and provide plenty of clean water for us. Nature recycles water.However, people cause problems for this natural recycling system. Nature's recycling system can work well only if people work with the system and not against it. Some ways that people upset nature are easy to understand. For example, dirty sewage (污水沟系统) water from homes and factories must not mix with drinking water. People get sick from drinking contaminated water. Sometimes water from factories goes into streams and rivers. It enters into the groundwater. It can flow into lakes too. This kind of contamination from industry (waste water from factories) can be dangerous for people. If water contains poisons and chemicals, it is poison. Poison makes people sick; some poisons kill people as well as birds and animals. Without knowing, people can upset nature's recycling system.Lakes and rivers add beauty to the world. People enjoy water for entertainment purposes, too. People enjoy swimming and playing in the cool water of a lake in the summer. They like to ride on boats on rivers. Many people enjoy catching fish in the rivers. They fish for food and for sport. However, in some places, the water of the lakes and rivers is no longer safe. These rivers and lakes are contaminated. The fish are dying because of the chemicals from farms and factories. People cannot swim in the polluted water.There are other ways that people disturb nature. Some of these ways are not easy to understand. For example, of what use is a wet land? No one can plant crops on it. No one can build a house on it. Therefore, engineers have removed the water from some wet-lands in order to make useful land. Many shopping centers stand on dry land today, land that was once wet and full of marshes. Yet the soft and wet ground of a marsh serves an important purpose in nature. In a marsh, the surface water can sink slowly down through the soil into the rock below. Nature's holding area fills slowly with that clean, filtered water.Housing developments and shopping centers cover much of the Earth with paved and concrete surfaces. Water cannot sink through these hard surfaces. Rainwater cannot sink into the ground because of the buildings, roads, and parking lots. So it floods parking lots and flows into basements. Engineers build huge storm pipes or sewers (污水沟) to carry the storm water away, but these cause another problem. They carry all of the water away. Not much water can sink into the holding areas under the ground. The once unlimited supply of fresh, clean water is now limited. Nature's recycling system is in danger.Because of water, Earth is a living planet. People can live here because of water. They build large dams to store water in huge man-made lakes. The water in these lakes can water farmland and provide water for cities. Water from the dams can make electricity, called hydroelectricity since it is made from water power. These hydroelectric (水电的) projects produce electricity for the people of nearby cities and towns. However, these dams also cause problems. In some places, the holding areas behind the dams have destroyed the environment for animals, birds, and plants.One thing is certain -- the balance of nature on this water planet is easily upset. And upsetting the natural water cycle (循环) on Earth makes significant problems for its inhabitants. All of us share these problems. Water gives life to our planet. We must learn to live in balance with nature, or our shining planet Earth will die.Words: 797。
新视野大学英语(第二版)泛读教程2_Unit2_课文翻译
Unit 2PASSAGE AIs Education Still an Important Part of Youth Athletics? Education is an important part of youth athletics in the US. Young kids, cooped up in class, long for the relative freedom of the football field, the basketball court, the baseball diamond. They long to kick and throw things, and the fields of organized play offer a place in which to act out these impulses. Kids are basically encouraged, after all, to beat each other up on the football field. Yet for all the chaos, adult guidance and supervision are never far off, and time spent on the athletic fields is meant to be productive. Coaches seek to give lessons in teamwork, self-sacrifice, competition, winning, and losing. Teachers at least want their pupils worn out so that they’ll sit still in reading class.教育是美国青少年体育的一个重要部分。
被局限于教室内的孩子们，是很向往自由空间的，像足球场，篮球场，和棒球场。
新视野大学英语第二册第二版第二单元单词详解
V. Detailed Study of the Text1. concernn. 1) the feeling of worry 担心，担忧concern + for/ about/ over/ withconcern + that…There is now considerable concern for their safety. 现在对他们的安全相当担心。
There is growing concern that they may have been killed. 现在越来越担心他们已遭杀害。
2) something that makes sb. worry担心的事，忧虑的事What are your main concerns as a writer? 你身为作家，对什么最感兴趣？How much money I earn is none of your concern. 我挣多少钱与你无关。
vt. 1) make sb. worried or upset 使担心、使忧虑Our losses are beginning to concern me. 我们的损失使我担起心来。
The food crisis is starting to concern African governments. 粮食危机已开始困扰非洲政府。
2) have to do with or be relevant to 涉及，与……有关系The news concerns your brother. 这消息与你兄弟有关。
He is assembling evidence concerning a murder. 他在收集一宗谋杀案的证据。
I can’t s ay the news concerns me a great deal. 我说不上这消息与我有多大关系。
[扩展] be concerned with牵涉到，与……有关，参与The letter is chiefly concerned with export commodities. 这封信主要是关于出口商品的。
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Competition adj. competitive竞争的competing相互矛盾的adv. competitively有竞争力地n. competitor竞争者，对手vi. compete竞争；比赛；对抗Will you judge at the swimming competition next week做评委Sake n. 目的；利益；理由；日本米酒for any sake 无论如何for God's (或Christ's, goodness', gosh, heaven's, mercy's, pity's) sake [口语][用于加强语气]天哪，哎呀；看在上帝份for old time's sake 看在老交情的athlete adj. athletic运动的，体格健壮的n. athleticism竞技热；运动竞赛I was no athlete. 我完全不是运动型的人。
Sacrifice n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售vi. 献祭；奉献V-T To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. 献祭The priest sacrificed a chicken. 牧师献祭了一只鸡。
2.N-COUNT祭品...anim al sacrifices to the gods. …献给众神的动物祭品。
3.V-T If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. 舍弃; 牺牲She sacrificed family life to her career. 她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。
新视野大学英语第二册单词表(第二版)
overwhelm v. 淹没,受打击,压倒spin n. 旋转,疾驰; v. 纺织,旋转,拉长title n. 头衔,名称,标题; v. 赋予头衔react v. 反应,起作用,反动reactor n. 反应堆tense a. 紧张的,拉紧的; v. 变为紧张,拉紧cholesterol n. 胆固醇excess a. 过量的,附加的; n. 超过,超越,过度,过量fiber n. 纤维circuit n. 电路,一圈,巡回worm n. 虫,蠕虫pump n. 抽水机,打气筒; v. 抽水,打气,盘问attribute n. 属性,特征; v. 归于,属于exterior n. 外部,表面,外型; a. 外部的,外在的,表面的; [计算机] 外部的interior a. 内部的,内地的,国内的,在内的; n. 内部destructive a. 破坏性的perfection n. 完美,完善perfectionist n. 十全十美主义者, [哲]至善论者delegate n. 代表; vt. 派…为代表；委任690 cycle n. 循环,周期; v. 骑自行车691 emphasis n. 强调,重点692 jam n. 果酱,拥塞之物,堵塞; v. 挤,塞满,混杂693 argument n. 辩论,争论,论据,理由694 stir n. 搅动,惹起; v. 激起,惹起,搅和695 outlet n. 出口,出路,通风口,批发商店696 physiological a. 生理的,生理学的697 physiologically ad. 生理上,在生理学上698 recommend v. 建议,推荐,劝告,介绍699 financial a. 金融的,财政的700 financially ad. 财政上(金融上)701 independent a. 独立的,自主的; n. 独立派人士,无党派者702 stimulate vt. 刺激,激励,鼓舞703 temper n. 脾气,调剂,趋向; v. 锻练,调剂,缓和704 priority n. 优先权,优先顺序,优先705 viewpoint n. 观点,看法706 troublesome a. 令人烦恼的,讨厌的707 politician n. 政治家,政客708 deadline n. 最后期限709 flee v. 逃避,逃跑,逃走710 be out of control 失去控制，不听约束711 blood pressure 血压712 blow one's top 大发雷霆713 stir in one's own juice 受煎熬714 blow apart 爆炸715 on one's trail 在……路上716 cut down 砍倒717 keep sth. in mind 记住718 Robert S. Eliot 罗伯特·S·埃利奥特719 Nebraska n. 内布拉斯加州720 Ben Franklin 本·弗兰克林721 workaholic n. 工作第一的人,专心工作的人722 dimension n. 尺寸,次元,容积,维度723 dimensional a. 空间的724 constant a. 经常的,不变的; n. 常数,恒量725 constantly ad. 不断地,经常地726 drunk a. 喝醉了的; vbl. 喝,喝酒727 consequence ad. 因而,所以; n. 结果,后果728 system n. 系统,体系,制度,体制729 sanction n. 核准,处罚,约束力; v. 制定制裁规则,认许,核准730 workaholism n. 沉迷于工作,迷恋工作731 employee n. 雇员732 employer n. 雇主733 loyal a. 忠诚的,忠心的; ad. 忠诚地,忠实地; n. 忠贞,忠诚,忠实734 hazard n. 冒险,危险,危害; v. 冒...的危险,赌运气735 trap n. 圈套,陷阱; v. 设圈套,设陷阱736 consumption n. 消费737 mode n. 方式,样式,时尚，时兴738 merchant n. 商人,店主; a. 商业的739 rack n. 架,行李架,拷问台; v. 折磨,使...痛苦,加以拷问740 necessarily ad. 必然,必定741 evident a. 明显的,明白的742 competition n. 比赛,竞争743 lane n. 小路,小巷,行车道744 discharge v. 卸下,放出,解雇,放电,解除745 competitive a. 竞争的,比赛的746 grief n. 悲痛,忧伤747 trait n. 特征,特点,特性,品质748 equate v. 同等看待,使相等; vt. 等同,使相等749 equation n. 方程(式),等式750 presumably ad. 推测上,假定上,大概751 denial n. 否认,拒绝752 rational a. 合理的,理性的; n. 有理数753 rationalize vt. 合理化(合理地说明,使...消根)754 rationalization n. 合理化755 deny v. 否认756 schedule n. 时间表,一览表,计划; v. 安排,计划,预定,编制目录757 indispensable a. 不可缺少的758 ambition n. 雄心,野心; vt. 有...野心,追求759 durable a. 耐久的; n. 耐用品760 welfare n. 福利,社会保障761 summarize v. 概述,摘要而言762 volleyball n. 排球763 means n. 方法,手段764 other than 除了765 on the other hand (在)另一方面766 suffer from 受... ...之苦，患（某种疾病）767 to the contrary （表示或证明）相反地768 burn the midnight oil （学习、工作）到深夜，开夜车769 at risk 有危险，有风险770 tend to do sth. 倾向于，易于，往往会771 rack up 积累，积聚，逐步增加772 the Stone Age 石器时代773 fear for 担心，忧虑774 tie to 使联系在一起；使依附于775 escape from 逃脱，逃避776 at work 在工作777 devote to 把……专用（于）778 come in 进来；进入779 put all one's eggs in one basket 孤注一掷780 formal a. 正式的781 informal a. 非正式的782 poll n. 投票,民意测验,选举人民意; v. 轮询,获得...票,剪树枝783 resident a. 居住的; n. 居民784 compute 计算785 consumeristic adj. 消费主义的786 accordingly ad. 因此,于是,如前所说照着相应地787 humanity n. 人类; 人性;人道;慈爱[U]; He treated the prisoners with humanity.; 他人道地对待俘虏。
新视野大学英语读写教程第二册2单元textB单词unit2textB
Competition adj. competitive 竞争的竞争的 competing 相互矛盾的adv. competitively 有竞争力地n. competitor 竞争者，对手vi. compete 竞争；比赛；对抗竞争；比赛；对抗Will you judge at the swimming competition next week 做评委做评委Sake n. 目的；利益；理由；日本米酒目的；利益；理由；日本米酒for any sake 无论如何无论如何for God's (或 Christ's, goodness', gosh, heaven's, mercy's, pity's) sake [口语][用于加强语气]天哪，哎呀；看在上帝份for old time's sake 看在老交情的看在老交情的athlete adj. athletic 运动的，体格健壮的n. athleticism 竞技热；运动竞赛竞技热；运动竞赛I was no athlete. 我完全不是运动型的人。
我完全不是运动型的人。
Sacrifice n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售vi. 献祭；奉献献祭；奉献V-T To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. 献祭献祭 The priest sacrificed a chicken. 牧师献祭了一只鸡。
牧师献祭了一只鸡。
2.N-COUNT 祭品祭品 ...animal sacr ifices to the gods. …献给众神的动物祭品。
献给众神的动物祭品。
献给众神的动物祭品。
3.V-T If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something else for yourself or for other people. 舍弃; 牺牲牺牲She sacrificed family life to her career. 她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。
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第一单元1 budget n. 预算 ; v. 编预算 , 为…做预算2 charge |v. |向 ... 收费,要价3 acute a. 敏锐的 , 敏感的,严重的5 restless a. 不安静的 , 焦虑的7 elbow n. 肘 , 扶手 ; v. 用手肘推开 , 推挤8 abrupt a. 突然的 , 粗鲁的10 opening n. 开始 , 开业典礼 , 空缺职务 ; 开始的11 ritual n. 惯常的惯例仪式 , 典礼 , , 12 interaction n. 交流相互作用 , 相互影响13 convention n. 大会 , 惯例 ; 习俗14 leisure n. 空闲 , 闲暇16 assess v. 估定 , 评定17 surroundings n. 周围的事物 , 环境 20 probe n. 探针 , 调查 ,20 social a. 社会的社交的21socially ad. 与社会 (或社交相关地 21 tick n. 滴答声 , 滴答响22 consequently ad. 所以 , 因此25 device n. 装置 , 器械,方法,手段 26 fax n. 传真 ; v. 传真27 email n. 电子邮件(electronic mail 的缩略24given 如果考虑到28 electronic a. 电子的 ; n. [-s]电子学 , 电子设备29 significance n. 意义 , 重要性30 conduct n. 行为 , 举动 , 品行 ; vt. 引导 , 指挥 , 管理 ; vt. 导电,传热25gathering 集会,聚会26 impersonality不牵涉个人感情; 无人情味 27 electronic 使用电子设备的电子的 28 significance |n要性;重要意义29 conduct 进行;实施传导(电或热行为,举止31 increasingly ad. 日益;愈加34 obtain vt. 获得 , 得到 ;35 superb a. 极好的36 whereas conj.&ad. 然而 , 但是30 postal 邮政的;邮寄的31 efficient效率高的 |无礼的,失礼的 37 elapse v. (时间逝去 , 过去 38 skillful a. 熟练的有技巧的40 competent a. 有能力的 , 胜任的 ,41 fulfill v. 完成 , 履行 ; vt. 履行41 capital 资本;资金unit01_newwords_b.spite 虽然;尽管clash |vi. 不一致;冲突 n. 争论 tradition |n.传统honeymoon |n. 蜜月期; (喻短暂的和谐期marvelous |a. 非常好的;绝妙的 amusement 愉快,快乐娱乐(消遣活动hostility |n.敌意;敌对moreover |ad. 此外;而且distress |vt. 使痛苦;使苦恼 n. 痛苦, 苦恼devise |vt.设计;发明mechanism |n.行为方式;机制cope |vi.应付;处理repression |n.对情感或欲望的压抑;抑制镇压acceptable |a.可接受的;合意的isolate |vt. 使孤立;使隔离isolation |n.隔离;孤立reject |vt.拒绝;不接受抛弃,丢弃 utilize |vt.使用deal |vi.对付;应付;处理hostile |a.怀有敌意的,敌对的敌方的, 好战的recognition |n.承认;认可temporary |a.暂时的recovery |n. 恢复;痊愈重获;复得 favorable |a.有利的赞成的symptom |n. |迹象;征兆症状 distinction |n.特点; 特征区别; 差别卓越; 杰出appreciate |vt.欣赏;赏识对 ... 表示感谢 acquisition |n.获得,得到alleviate |vt.减轻,缓和interact |vi.交流互相作用;互相影响 considerable |a.相当大的;相当多的furthermore |ad.此外;而且unit02_newwords_apat |vt.轻拍presence |n.在场;出席promising |a. 有前途的;有希望的 amateur |a.业余的 n. 业余爱好者 session |n.(从事某项活动的一段时间, 会议amusing |a.有趣的lower |vt.减少;降低,降下 anniversary |n.周年纪念日woolen |a.羊毛的romantic |a. 浪漫的gratitude |n.感激;谢意ski |vi. 滑雪massive |a.大的;严重的fatigue |vt.使疲劳 n. 疲乏,疲劳clearing |n.(林中空地 approximately |ad.大约,大概breeze |n. 微风,和风powder |n. 粉末;粉状物fuss |v.n (因小事抱怨;小题大做 indifferent |a.漠不关心的;冷漠的rebel |vi.造反; 反叛; 反抗 n. 造反者, 反叛者,反抗者bachelor |n.未婚男子,学士(学位 shift |v. 转移;移动;变换 makeshift |a. 权宜的;暂时的stack |vt. 堆放sticky |a.黏的;黏性的mate |n. 伙伴,同伴assert |vt.断言;声称napkin |n. 餐巾(纸swear 咒骂 vt. 发誓damn |a. | |该死的;讨厌的unfair |a.不公平的;不公正的 passion |n. 激情;热情persist |v. 坚持 vi. 继续存在或发生 frown |vi.皱眉billion |num. 十亿rank |vi.位于 ... 等级(或地位 vt. 排列 n. 职位;社会地位indissoluble |a坚不可摧的bond |n. 联系;纽带tropical |a. 热带的 Phrases and Expressionsnext to 靠近;接近in sb.'s presence/in the presence of sb.有某人在场by no means决不,决非count on依靠;依赖;指望on one occasion有一次come upon偶然遇见;偶然发现pack into塞进;使挤入take notice of注意到sing out (大声清晰地喊出 (或唱出 point out指出reflect on 仔细考虑in advance事先,预先unit02_newwords_bcompetition |n.竞争sake |n. 为了 ... 目的,为了 ... 好处 athlete |n. 运动员sacrifice |vt.牺牲;奉献injury |n. 伤害;损害exploit |vt.利用;剥削glory |n.光荣;荣誉virtue |n. 美德determination |n.决心;毅力dash |n.短距离赛跑,奔;冲 competitive |a.喜欢竞争的;好胜的 ,竞争的;有竞争力的defy |vt.向 ... 挑战 ,违抗;不服从 stopwatch |n. 秒表pursue |vt.从事;追求追逐strip |n. 条 ;带 vt. 剥去;除去singular |a.卓越的;非凡的单数的 phenomenon |n.奇才;奇迹,现象 horizon |n. |范围;眼界;视野,地平线 observer |n. 观看者crack |n.爆裂声;劈啪声 v. (使发出爆裂声, (使破裂trail |vi. 拖沓地走;无精打采地慢走, vt. 跟踪;尾随explosive |a. 迅猛的, 易爆炸的; 易发作的 n 爆炸物overcome |vt.战胜;击败committee |n.委员会indicate |vt.表明 ; 显示conquest |n.攻占 ; 占领;征服condemn |vt.谴责condemnation |n.谴责opponent |n.对手;敌手deny |vt.否认,拒绝(给予counter |v.反驳rumor |n. 谣言,传闻formula |n.方法;方案 ,公式;方程式 suspicion |n.猜疑;不信任 . 怀疑;疑心 erosion |n. 侵蚀;腐蚀participation |n. 参与,参加relay |n. 接力赛reception |n. 接待;欢迎,招待会;欢迎会 amazing |a. 令人惊异的unit03_newwords_acharacter |n. 性格,个性,特点,特征 compromise |n.v妥协;折中involved |a. 参与的;有关的subtle |a. 微妙的,细微的hatred |n. 痛恨,憎恨illusion |n. 幻觉;错觉married |a. 已婚的mutual |a. 相互的,共同的;共有的 compatible |a. 合得来的; 情投意合的, 兼容的;配套的incompatible |a. 合不来的;不兼容的 overlook |vt.没注意到;忽略,俯视;眺望expectation |n.期待;预料painful |a.痛苦的divorce |n. v.离婚bud |vi. 发芽,萌芽 n. 芽;花蕾resistance |n.抵制;反对,抵抗;对抗 supportive |a. 支持的;支援的grand |a.表示“ (亲戚关系隔一代的” , 壮丽的;宏伟的grandchild </em> |n.(外孙; (外孙女 congratulation |n. 祝贺;道喜counsel |vt.劝告;忠告date |vt.与 ... 约会subsequent |a.后来的;随后的harbor vt. 心怀;怀有 n. 港,港口 reservation |n. 存疑;保留,预订 prejudice |n.偏见;成见charm |vt.迷人;使陶醉 n. 魅力;吸引力 caring |a.体贴的 indication 迹象confirm |vt. 证实;证明;确定,确认 citizenship |n.公民身份;公民权利 suspect |vt.怀疑 n. 嫌疑犯harsh |a.严厉的;苛刻的,刺耳的 hesitate |vi. 犹豫;踌躇;迟疑cancel |vt.取消proceed |vi.继续进行quote |v.引用; 引述 n. 引语,引文 hardship |n.艰难;困苦realistic |a.实际的;现实的resolve |vt.解决;解除, |决定;决心 unit03_newwords_bbrilliant |a. 出色的;聪颖的,明亮的;光亮的arrange |v. 准备;安排 vt. 排列;布置 eve |n. 前夕;前一天cube |vt.切成方块 n. 立方体garlic |n. 蒜,大蒜slice |vt. 切成薄片 n. 片ingredient |n.(食品的成分,配料,因素;要素chop |vt. 切;剁碎purple |a. 紫色的, |紫色concerning |prep.关于toe |n. 脚趾anticipate |vt. 预料;预计criticism |n. |[C, U]批评;指责curl |n. 卷发;卷曲物splash |n. 有色斑点freckle |n. 雀斑;斑点compact 结实的,紧凑的bubble |vi. 冒泡, n 气泡;泡沫bump |n.肿块;突起 , v 碰撞;猛撞 compel |vt.强迫,迫使behalf |n.代表某人;代替某人innocent |a. 无恶意的, 无罪的; 无辜的 dialect |n. 方言,土语pox |n. |[U] |痘,痘疮criticize |vt.批评;批判,评论clue |n. 线索;提示cue |n. 暗示;信号proclaim |vt.宣布;声称diplomatic |a.有交际手段的;圆滑的,外交的soy |n. |大豆sauce |n. 调味汁,佐料china |n. |瓷器somehow |ad.以某种方法;不知怎么的, 由于某种未知的原因miserable |a.痛苦的;悲惨的modest |a.谦虚的,虚心的,适中的,适度的A-OK |ad. 极好;棒极了unit04_newwords_adigital |a. 数字的;数字显示的eyesight |n. 视力volunteer |v. 自愿(做某事 n. 志愿者 identical |a.完全一样的,完全相同的 departure |n. 离开,出发destination |n. 目的地;终点overseas |ad. 在海外; 在国外 a. 海外的; 外国的aboard |prep.&ad.在船(车,飞机等上; 上船(车,飞机等cargo |n.(船,飞机或车辆运送的货物 territory |n.领土;领地deck |n.甲板decrease |n.减少 v. (使减少; (使降低 nourish |vt滋养;给 ... 营养decline |v. 拒绝;谢绝 vi. 减少, n 降低, 下降objection |n.反对;异议forbid |(forbade, forbidden vt.禁止 connection |n. 联系;关系spectacular |a. 壮观的;引人入胜的 fancy |a. 多装饰的;花哨的;别致的 n. 喜爱;迷恋fossil |n.化石patch |n. 小块vanish |vi.消失fog |n. 雾compress |vt. 压缩;压紧cement |n. 水泥warmth |n.温暖resist |vt.忍住;抗拒highway |n. 公路 unit04_newwords_bwhip |n.鞭子chamber |n. 特殊用途的房间security |n.安全;平安rifle |n. |[C] |来复枪;步枪 mechanical |a. 机械的;不动脑筋的 landscape |n. |风景;景色,风景画 kneel |vi. 跪下timber |n. |木材;木料item |n. 条;项;项目gravity |n.引力;重力fairy |n. |[C]小仙子;小精灵toll |n.伤亡人数,通行费stain |v.染污;沾污 n. 污迹;污斑crystal |n. |[C, U]水晶product |n. |[C]产品;制品magnetic |a. 磁的;磁性的,有魅力的; 吸引人的trace |n.微量;少量, [C]踪迹,痕迹 precision |n. 精确,准确descend |v. 下降,下落accustomed |a习惯了的diet |n.日常饮食scenery |n.景色,风景prosperity |n.繁荣;富裕aluminum |n. 铝installation |n. 安装recycle |v.回收利用insurance |n. 保险reluctant |a.不情愿的;勉强的exile |vt. n. 放逐,流放specify |v.明确说明;指明tedious |a.冗长的;乏味的embrace |v. n. 拥抱 vt. 包括,涉及 unit05_newwords_aweep |vi. 哭泣calculator |n.计算器geometry |n. |[U] |几何 (学package |n. 一盒 , 包裹 vt. 包装;打包;捆扎 filter |vt.过滤 n. |[C] |过滤器grateful |a.感激的,感谢的harden |v. (使变得坚强; (使变得冷漠 , (使变硬; (使硬化brand |n.品牌;商标manufacturer |n.制造者,制造商cane |n. 手杖hook |vt.吸引,迷住 n. 钩子;钩状物 noticeable |a.显而易见的;明显的 pneumonia |n. |[U] |肺炎reunion |n. |[C]团聚;重聚slim |a. 苗条的;纤细的 , 微小的;渺茫的 advertisement |n.广告drag |vi.抽烟 vt. 拖;用力拉starve |vt. (使缺乏; (使得不到 v. (使挨饿; (使饿死weaken |v.(使变弱poisonous |a.有毒的swallow |vt.吞;咽 , 轻信;轻易接受bunch |n.串;束;把 , 群;伙insect |n. |[C] |昆虫pregnant |a.怀孕的,妊娠的poison |vt. 使中毒 n. 毒物;毒药quotation |n. 引语batter |v.击打;猛击shelter |n. 庇护所;避难所 vt. 庇护;保护 zone |n. 地区;地带literally |ad.确实地;真正地unit05_newwords_bspoil |vt. 溺爱; 宠坏 , 损坏; 破坏 vi. (食物变质overnight |ad.在夜间;夜里 , 突然间;一下子 a. 夜间的 , 突然间的assign |vt.给予; 分配, 分派, 指派 (任务 lavatory |n. 厕所;盥洗室kit |n.一套工具closet |n.壁橱barely |ad.勉强地;几乎不tendency |n.趋向,倾向generosity |n.慷慨;大度somewhat |ad.稍微;有些harmful |a.有害的;造成损害的 accommodation |n.和解;调和 , 住所;工作场所compensate |v.补偿;弥补possession |n. (个人财物,财产 , 拥有 infer |vt.推知;推断fluctuate |vi.波动;起伏 generous |a.慷慨的;大方的 resentment |n.愤恨;憎恶variable |a.易变的;多变的 n. 可变因素 loosen |v.(使放松; (使松sour |v.(使变坏; (使恶化 ,(使变酸; (使变馊 a. 酸的;馊的parental |a. 父母的;家长的greedy |a.贪婪的;贪心的 , 贪吃的selfish |a.自私的sensitive |a. 理解别人的 , 敏感的;灵敏的 , 容易生气的;神经过敏的undermine |vt.逐渐削弱;破坏limited |a. 有限的contradiction |n.矛盾;不一致conversely |ad.相反(地limitation |n.限制 , 局限;缺陷submit |v.屈从;服从 vt. 提交;递交;呈送 uncover |vt.揭露;揭开 , 揭开 ... 的盖子respond |vi.反应;回应prompt |a.迅速的;即时的 vt. 促使;推动definite |a.明确的;无疑的 , 一定的;肯定的manner |n.方式;方法bound |a.一定的;几乎肯定的satisfied |a.感到满意的gradual |a.逐步的,逐渐的 improvement |n.改进;改善;提高slip |n.过失;小错;疏忽 vi. 滑倒;失足溜走第六单元elegant a.优雅的;文雅的application n. 申请 , 应用;使用;运用 impulsively ad. without thinking about the possible results of what one is doing 冲动地 substitute vt. 代替;替换 n. 代替者;替代物professional a. 职业的;专业的 n. 专业人员talent n.天才;天赋 ;人才bible n.《圣经》definition n.定义;释义characteristic a. 特有的;典型的 n. 特点, 特征approval n. 赞成;同意批准;认可 reserve n. 克制, 拘谨保留; 储备预定 plainness n.不好看;平常convey vt.传达;表达specific a.特有的;特定的具体的;明确的 latter a. (两者中后者的qualify v.(使有资格;取得资格critic n.评论家;批评家prominent a.重要的;知名的refine vt. 使变得文雅提炼;精炼 attractive a. 动人的;有吸引力的 impressive a. 使人印象深刻的stereotype vt.对 ... 有成见;把 ... 模式化模式化的思想extent n. 程度confess v. 承认供认;招供carpenter n. 木匠,木工physicist n. 物理学家Pope n. 教皇nursery n. 托儿所thoughtful a. 深思的;思考的体贴的;考虑周到的creature n. 生物;人award vt.授予;给予奖金;奖品Dr. abbr. 博士;医生objective a.客观的目标appealing a.吸引人的;悦人的popularity n.受欢迎;流行despair vi.失望;绝望label n. 称号;绰号标签 vt. 把 ... 归类; 描述给 ... 加标签sociology n.社会学★ validate vt. 证实virtually ad.实际上;差不多tidy a.整洁的;整齐的wrinkle v.(使起皱纹; (使起褶皱 n. 皱纹有皱纹的;皱巴巴的pants n. 裤子conceal vt.隐藏;隐瞒clip vt.别在 ... 上;夹住 , 修剪 , 夹子;别针 poverty n.贫穷;贫困mild a.轻微的;不严重的 , 温和的;和善的 emotional a. 情感的; 情绪的 , 引发 (或表现强烈情感的 park v.停放(车辆bargain n.便宜货;廉价品协议;交易 , 讨价还价;谈判charity n. 慈善机构 , 施舍物;救济金 exclusive a. 奢华的;高级的 , 专用的;独享的 , 独家新闻;独家报道wander v.漫游;闲逛second-hand a. 二手的;用过的blend v.(使混合; (使掺和 , 混合;混合物upper a.较高的,上面的scale n. 规模;大小;等级ID n.身份证明;身份证discourage vt.阻止;劝阻 , 使泄气;使灰心 entry n. 进入setting n.环境;背景rib vt.开玩笑;戏弄imitate vt.模仿;效仿 , 仿制;仿造rude a.无礼的;粗鲁的 , 简陋的 accompany vt. 伴随;和 ... 一起发生 , 陪伴;陪同removal n. 消除;清除 , 移动;搬迁grace n. 礼貌;风度symbol n.象征;标志 , 记号;符号inherent a.固有的;与生俱来的dignity n. 端庄;体面 , 尊严★ conspicuous a.显著的;明显的 conspicuously ad.显著地;明显地internal a.内部的 , 国内的;本国的 internalize vt.使内在化superficial a. 肤浅的;浅薄的 , 表面的 prevail vi. 盛行;流行catalogue vt. 把 ... 编入目录undoubtedly ad.确实地;无疑地★ sociologist n. 研究社会学的人; 社会学家 Unit 7 overwhelm vt.使受不了;使不知所措击败spin v.(使旋转title vt. 给 ... 取名 , 名称;题目clinical a.诊所的;临床的react vi. 反应tense a.紧张的tremendous a. 巨大的; 极大的 , 很好的; 非常好的★ cholesterol n. 胆固醇excess a. 过量的;过多的 n. 过量fiber n. 纤维circuit n. 电路pump n. 泵(用泵抽吸attribute vt. (~ to 把 ... 归因于;把 ... 归咎于 exterior n.外部;外表 , 外部的;外表的interior n. 内部 , 内部的destructive a.破坏的perceive vt.理解;认为delegate v.授权;委托委派 ... 为代表 , 代表 cycle n.循环;周期 , 骑自行车emphasis n.强调jam n. 堵塞 , 把 ... 塞入stir vt.使激动;激起 , 搅拌outlet n. 发泄★ physiological a. 生理的;生理学的 recommend vt.建议;劝告 , 推荐financial a. 财政的;金融的independent a.独立的;自立的stimulate vt.刺激;激励;激发temper n.心情;脾气priority n.优先处理的事 , 优先权;重要性 viewpoint n. 观点;看法troublesome a.令人烦恼的;麻烦的 politician n.政治家deadline n.最后期限flee v. 逃跑;逃避;逃脱dimension n.维(长、高、宽等部分;方面constant a.经常的;不断的drunk a.喝醉的consequence n. 结果;影响system n.制度;体制;方法 , 系统;体系 sanction vt.批准;认可employee n.雇员employer n. 雇主loyal a. 忠诚的;忠心的hazard vt.冒 ... 的危险;风险trap vt. 把 ... 困于;使陷入 , 陷阱;圈套 consumption n. 消耗;消费;消耗量;消费量mode n.方式;方法merchant n. 商人rack vt. 痛苦;折磨attain vt. 获得evident a. 明显的;显然的★ bleak a.没希望的;暗淡的;阴郁的 lane n.车道 , 小路;小巷discharge v.(使释放; (使排出 , 释放; 让 ... 离开grief n.悲伤,忧伤 , 令人悲伤的事trait n. 品质;特点▲ equate vt.等同presumably ad.大概;可能denial n. 否认rational a.合理的; 基于理性的理智的, 理性的excessive a.过多的;过度的schedule n.日程表;进度表indispensable a. 必不可少的;不可或缺的 ambition n. 抱负;追求目标 , 雄心;野心durable a. 耐用的;持久的welfare n.幸福;安康psychological a. 心理的summarize v.概述Unit 8formal a.正式的poll n.民意测验;民意调查resident a. 居住(在某地的 , 居民 compute v.计算;算出accordingly ad. 此,所以 , 相应地popular a. 受欢迎的 , 俗的;大众的★ accounting n.会计;会计学humanity n.人文学科 , 人类 , 仁爱;人道 ethnic a. 民族的;种族的enroll v. 登记;注册★ enrollment n.注册(或登记人数 , 登记;注册elementary a. 初级的;小学的 , 基本的; 基础的secondary a. (教育中等的 , 次要的★ specialization n. 专门研究;专修★ maturity n.成熟corporation n.公司agency n. 机构 , 代理机构confine n. 界限;范围 , 把 ... 限制于 occupation n. 工作;职业render vt. 给予;提供 , 使得;使成为 institution n. 机构★ revelation n.泄露;揭示 , 所揭露的事★ deduction n.扣除;扣除额preferable a. 更好的;更合适的 civilization n. 文明incredible a. 难以置信的contribution n.贡献 , 捐助;捐款artistic a. 艺术的;与艺术有关的diverse a.不同的;多样的wisdom n. 智慧;睿智union n.工会;联合会 , 联合;合并 accumulate vt.积累depict vt. 描绘;描述puzzle vt. 使迷惑;使费解 , 难题;谜 distinguish v. 辨别;区分roommate n.室友;住同室的人classical a. 古典的youngster n.年轻人expansion n.扩大;扩张;膨胀scholar n.学者motivate vt.激励;激发prospect n.前程;前途 , 可能性accountant n.会计,会计师domestic a.家的;家庭的 , 国内的;本国的 equality n.平等;同等;均等comparison n. 比较preference n.偏爱; 更喜欢 , 喜爱物, 偏爱物 traditional a. 传统的proportion n.部分 , 比例,比率construct vt. 建造;构筑vision n. 想象;构想;设想 , 视力;视觉 gang n.一伙;一帮swell (swelled, swollen v. 增加 , 增大; 膨胀;肿胀industrial a.工业的periodical n.期刊;杂志 , 周期性的 ariation n.变异;变化的东西forecast n. 预言;预测;预报absence n. 缺乏;没有;缺席plausible a.有道理的;可能正确的gloomy a.无望的; 令人沮丧的 , 昏暗的; 阴暗的implicit a. 暗示的;含蓄的principal a. 重要的;主要的 , 校长;院长 economical a.经济的,节约的economically ad.经济上 , 节约地;节俭地 dominant a.占统治地位的;支配的asset n.财产;资产grind (ground, ground v. 缓慢运转;缓慢移动 , 碾碎;磨成粉末eliminate vt.消除;根除display vt. 显露;表现 , 陈列;展览Unit 9standpoint a. 立场;观点tender a.温柔的;亲切的equivalent n.等同物;对应物 , 相等的; 对等的bamboo n. 竹子torture n.拷打;折磨Christ inter. 天啊 , 基督;耶稣基督utter vt. 说;讲 , 完全的;十足的scatter v.(使分散; (使散开insane a.患精神病的;疯狂的grocer n.食品杂货商;杂货铺店员deceive vt. 欺骗missile n. 导弹ambitious a.雄心勃勃的;充满野心的 identification n.识别;辨认revolve v.(使旋转intermediate a. 中级的;中等程度的 advanced a.高级的,先进的lap vt. 舔食 , (水拍打monstrous a. 残忍的;可怕的refugee n.难民corruption n.腐败fascinate vt.强烈吸引,迷住▲ humiliate vt.使丢脸;使蒙羞 sympathize vi.. 同情;体谅diplomat n. 外交官embassy n.大使馆全体官员;大使馆oval a. 椭圆形的journalist n.新闻记者considering prep. 考虑到★ onward a.&ad.向前的 (地 ; 前进的 (地 correspond vi. 相符;相一致 , 通信marginal a.微小的;少量的 , 边缘的 concession n.承认,认可 , 让步keen a.渴望的;热衷的 , 强烈的 nuisance n.讨厌的人或东西thrill n. 兴奋,激动 , 使激动;使兴奋 fantasy n.幻想depart vi.启程;离开scheme n.计划;规划summit n.顶点;顶峰namely ad.即;也就是overall a. 全面的forevermore ad.永远New Wordsimmigrant n移民disabled a. 残疾的supervise v.监督;指导hearing n. 听力evidently ad. 明显地ownership n. 所有权;拥有loan n.贷款software n.(计算机软件silicon n.硅integrate vt. 使合并;使结合 microcomputer n.微型计算机Inc. abbr. 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(对某事生气; (因某事而见怪Unit 10survival n. 生存;幸存accent n.口音;腔调sorrow n. 悲伤,悲痛suffering n.痛苦;问题ancient a.古老的endure vt.忍受,忍耐 , 持续;持久raid n.突袭;袭击channel n. 海峡; 航道 , 电视频道 , 途径; 渠道cast vt.将(光线、影子投射到cliff n. 悬崖;峭壁invade v.侵略;侵犯 , 干扰;marshal n.元帅surrender vi.投降 , (被迫交出;放弃 royal a.王室的;皇家的hammer vt.锤子;榔头daylight n.白天,白昼historic a. 历史性的radar n.雷达▲ siren n. 汽笛;警报器▲ wail vi. 发出尖叫声agony n.极大的痛苦punishment n.惩罚,处罚crash n.破裂声;哗啦声 , 猛撞;撞毁 spit (spat, spat 喷出;喷射 , 吐痰 commute vi. 上下班往返suburb n.郊区dairy n. 牛奶场;乳品店heroic a.英雄的;英勇的resolution n. 坚决;决心解决handful n. 1. [sing.] a small number (of people or things 少数,少量 , 一把 flock n. 一群 , 群集★ exhaustion n. 筋疲力尽;疲惫 smash v. 打碎;破碎cellar n. 地下室rescue vt.救援;营救underneath prep. 在 ... 下面,在 ... 底下★ wreckage n. 残骸whichever 无论哪个;无论哪些decent a. 得体的;正派的ally vt. 使结盟 , 盟国 , 同盟国的New Wordsdot n.点;小圆点 , 加小点drift vi.飘动;漂流explode vi. 爆炸 , 急剧增加;激增 lightning n. 闪电outward ad. 向外weed v. 除杂草stagger vi. 蹒跚;摇晃expose vt.使暴露 , 揭露;将 ... 暴光 , 暴露的;未受保护的luxury n.奢侈;奢华 , 奢侈品sector n. 区域 , 部门;行业thunder vi.打雷;发出雷鸣般的响声 , 雷; 雷声heir n. 继承人layout n.布局;安排mat n. 席子;垫子 limb n.肢;翼flesh n.肉; 果肉chap n.小伙子glimpse n. 一瞥bandage n.绷带sway vi.摇摆;摇动slope n. 山坡 , 斜坡uneasy a.心神不安的;担心的 heal v.(使愈合; (使康复 radiation n.(核辐射atomic a.原子的dizzy a. 头晕目眩的gum n.牙龈 , 口香糖bowel n. (~s 肠ghost n. 幽灵;鬼historical a.历史上的break off (使折断 , 中止;中断。
新视野大学英语读写教程2Unit2b
Unit 2 Section A Section B Assignment
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New Horizon College English (2)
Set the stage for: make preparation for
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New Horizon College English (2)
• Above all: most importantly He is strong, brave, and above all honest. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable, and above all in a quiet neighborhood.
• “blanket” is used here to emphasize that it affects or aims at everyone or everything without exception.
• swept up :to pick someone up in one quick movement • Harriet swept the child up in her arms and hugged her. • Here ‘swept up’ means he was involved in the blanket
• The change in Bob's behavior has been nothing less than a miracle.
• Bob行为上的变化简直是一个奇迹啊！
新视野大学英语第二册unit2单词
<1>patvt.轻拍teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。
little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the head. 每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。
n. |[C] a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand |轻拍used to give his dog a pat before he left for work in the morning. |吉姆以前常常在早上离家上班前拍拍他的狗。
boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。
<2>presencen. 在场；出席presence is requested. |敬请光临。
should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。
真希望没有人会注意到我的存在！<3>promisinga. 有前途的；有希望的The promising student couldn't go on with his studies because his family was too poor to afford it. |因为家境贫穷无法供他求学，这个本来很有前途的学生无法继续读书了。
I would like to work in a promising company like yours. |我希望在如贵公司一样有前途的公司里就职。
新视野大学英语第二册读写教程unit2
Intensive Study And, on skis, I did what he said. On other matters, though, I was rebellious. Once, he packed 10 of us into a Finnish bachelor’s tiny home for a low-budget ski camp. We awoke the first morning to find Nikolai making breakfast and then made quick work with our spoons while sitting on makeshift chairs around a tiny card table. When we were finished, Nikolai stacked the sticky bowls in front of my sole female teammate and me, asserting, “Now, girls do dishes!” 13 I threw my napkin on the floor and swore at him, “Ask the damn boys! This is unfair.” He never asked this of me again, nor did he take much notice of my outburst. He saved his passion for skiing.
Intensive Study
9 Romantic and otherwise, Nikolai knew love. His consistent good
humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity set an Olympic standard for love that I continue to reach for, even though my skiing days are over. 10 Still, he never babied me. One February day I had a massive headache and felt quite fatigued. I came upon him in a clearing, and after approximately 15 minutes of striding into the cold breeze over the whiter powder to catch him, I fussed, “Oh, Nikolai, I feel like I am going to die.” 11 “When you are a hundred years old, everybody dies,” he said, indifferent to my pain. “But now,” he continued firmly, “Now must be ski, ski, ski.”
新视野大学英语 2 课后练习答案unit 2
《新视野大学英语2》课后练习参考答案Unit Two College — The ladder to success? Section A Language focusWords in use3.1. promotes2.accelerate3.mystery4.insight5.boost6.analysis7. calculate8.barriers9. destruction 10. prospect4.promisingbearinghousingobjectiveoffendexcludeexcessexecuteintensifyidentity1.excess2.bearing3.objective4.intensify5.execute6.promising7.exclude8.identity9.offend10.housingBanked Cloze6.1. C2. H3. D4. J5. B6. L7. M8.G9. F 10. A Expression in use7.1.are liable to2. in favor of3. is bound to4. speculate5. invested…..with6. stand up for7. in the form of 8. prepared for9. in the company of 10. in successionTranslation慕课是一种网络课程，它旨在通过网络实现广泛参与和开放接入。
慕课是远程教育迈出的最新一步，现已在高等教育领域迅速引领潮流。
通过这些课程，大学可以扩大影响的范围，从影响成千上万住在城里付学费的学生，扩展到惠及全球上百万的学生。
除了拥有传统的课程资料，慕课还给使用者提供互动论坛，支持学生和讲师之间的交流。
慕课能够促进参与者之间的交流，使得多种观点、知识和技能涌现到课堂上来；它鼓励人们尝试之前不可能尝试的课程，至是尝试新的教育方式；它提供多种学习课程资料的方式，鼓励多模式学习，以各种学习风格满足学习者的需求；另外，慕课促进教学的改善，使技术在面对面授课中得以更好地应用。
新视野大学英语第二册第二单元单词
• n. a light wind 微风 ，和风 • The leaves quivered in the breeze. 树叶在微风中抖动。
• [扩展]反义词：blast gale hurricane
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• n. a kind of substance in the form of very fine dry grains粉末；粉状 物 • baking powder .发酵粉 milk powder 奶粉 soap powder 肥皂 粉
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• vi. fight against sb. in authority or against an idea or situation 造反； 反叛；反抗 • Most children rebel against school rules.大多数孩子与学校的规章制 度作对。 • The workers rebelled against overtime work.工人们厌恶加班。
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v. change position or direction; move from one place to another转移，移动 ，变换 Opinion is shifting in favor of the new scheme. 舆论正逐渐转向支持新计划。 shift responsibility onto each other 踢皮球 shift public policy in that direction 将公共政策朝那个方向转移。 n. (+in) change of place, nature, form, etc.（位置、性质、形式等的）改变， 转变 shifts in public opinion公众舆论的转变 There has been a shift in fashion from formal to more informal dress. 服装的 式样已经有了转变，以前很拘谨现在很随便。 19 makeshift n./adj. used temporarily until sth. better is available.（临时的）代用品，权 宜的 use an empty crate as a makeshift (table) 把一个空木箱当作临时的桌子
新视野大学英语第二册Unit+2+文本（课文单词）
新视野大学英语第二册Unit+2+文本（课文单词）Unit 2 College- The ladder tosuccess?New wordsaccounting n. 会计；会计学calculate vt. 1估计；预测；推测2 计算；核算boost vt. 促进；推动；使兴旺prospect n. 可能的事情；很可能发生的事情；前景defect vi. 背叛；叛逃n. 缺点；欠缺；不足之处applied a. （学科）应用的，实用的bet vt. 肯定v. 下赌注；与…打赌persist vi. 1继续存在；持续2坚持；执意accelerate v. （使）加快；促进succession n. 一连串，一系列（同类型的人或物）liberal a. 1文科2心胸宽广的；开明的logical a. 合乎逻辑的；合理的bound a. 一定的；几乎肯定的dominant a.有优势的；占统治地位的pillar n. 1（信仰或思想）非常重要的部分2柱子；支柱vivid a. 清晰的；生动的compel vt. 强迫；迫使compelling a. 有强烈吸引力的；引人入胜的promote vt. 支持；鼓励；提倡speculate v. 思索；沉思；推测；猜测mystery n.不可思议的事物；无法解释的事物；谜destruction n. 毁灭；摧毁；破坏self-destruction n. 自残；自毁unconscious a. 潜意识的；下意识的；无意识的destructive a. 破坏性的；毁灭性的architect n. 建筑师philosopher n. 哲学家；哲人landscape n. 1风景照；风景画2 （陆上的）风景，景致，景色fertile a. 1富有成果的；富有想象力的2（土地）肥沃的，富饶的elegant a. 1（想法或计划）巧妙的，简洁的2优美的；高雅的analysis n. 分析spectacular a. 引人入胜的，非常壮观的brand n. 品牌；商标invest v. 投资insight n. 1洞察力；领悟力2顿悟；洞悉；见解thereby ad. 因此；从而；借此scope n. （活动、机构或学术）范围undertake vt. 承担；着手做candidate n. 候选人breakthrough n. 突破；重大发现；重大成就barrier n. 障碍liable a. 可能（易于）做某事的establishment n. 建立；创立；设立dean n. 院长；系主任；教务长sole a. 唯一的；仅有的solely ad. 只；唯一地；仅仅reservoir n. 1积蓄；储备2（人造的）水库；（天然）蓄水湖outstanding a. 杰出的；出众的；显著的Phrases and expressions major in 主修（某一）科目in succession连续发生地；接连发生地stand up for支持；保卫；维护speculate about/on猜测；推测capture one’s imagination引起某人的想象；吸引某人的注意in the form of 以…形式；以…方式a/the body of sth. 大量的某物invest sb./sth. with sth. 赋予（某人或某物）以（某种性质）in a … manner以…方式；以…方法in favor of 支持；赞同prepare … for …使…做好准备（应对未来）in the company of 和某人在一起The humanities: Out of date?1 When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. When the job market worsens, many students calculate they can't major in English or history. They have to study something thatboosts their prospects of landing a job.2 The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and "hard" skills that they bet will lead to employment. In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. This is a trend that is likely to persist and even accelerate.3 Over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. There already has been a nearly 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries.4 Here, please allow me to stand up for and promote the true value that the humanities add to people's lives. Since ancient times, people have speculated about the mystery of those inner forces that drive some people to greatness and others to self-destruction. This inner drive has been called many things over the centuries. The famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud, called it the "unconscious mind" or, more familiarly, "instinct".5 From the beginning of time, this inner aspect of our being, this drive that can be constructive or destructive, has captured our imagination. The stories of this amazing struggle have formed the basis of cultures the world over. Historians, architects, authors, philosophers and artists have captured the words, images and meanings of this inner struggle in the form of story, music, myth, painting, architecture, sculpture, landscape andtraditions. These men and women developed artistic "languages" that help us understand these aspirations and also educate generations. This fertile body of work from ancient times, the very foundation of civilization, forms the basis of study of the humanities.6 Studying the humanities improves our ability to read and write. No matter what we do in life, we will have a huge advantage if we can read complex ideas and understand their meaning. We will have a bright career if we are the person in the office who can write a clear and elegant analysis of those ideas!7 Studying the humanities makes us familiar with the language of emotion and the creative process. In an information economy, many people have the ability to produce a useful product such as a new MP3 player. Yet, very few people have the ability to create a spectacular brand: the iPod. Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner.8 Perhaps the best argument in favor of the humanities is the scope of possibilities that are widely open to us. Did you know that James Cameron, world-famous director of the movie, Titanic, graduated with a degree in the humanities? So did Sally Ride, the first woman in space. So did actors Bruce Lee, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger and Matt Damon. Dr. Harold Varmus, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine, studied the humanities. Even Michael Eisner, Chairman of the Disney Company, majored in the humanities. Famous people who studied the humanities make a long list indeed. It's easy to see that the humanities can prepare us for many different careers and jobs we can undertake, whether medicine, business, science or entertainment. If we study onlymathematics, it's likely we will be a candidate only for jobs as a mathematician. If we include studying the humanities, we can make breakthroughs on many barriers and are limited only by our effort and imagination.9 Of course, nowadays, if we study the humanities alone, we are liable to miss many opportunities. Each one of us needs to become as technically and professionally skilled as possible to help meet the needs of modern life. In fact, increasingly a pairing of technical knowledge and inner insight is seen as the ideal in the establishment of a career. If I were the Dean of Admissions at a medical school and two people applied to our school, both having the required basic scientific courses, one a philosophy major and the other solely a pre-med student, the philosophy applicant would be chosen.10 In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see things differently and broaden our horizons. They are as useful and relevant in our modern age as they have always been. Doesn't it make sense to spend some time in the company of the humanities, our outstanding and remarkable treasure of knowledge? Who knows how famous YOU might become!。
新视野大学英语新版第二册Unit2SectionB
随笔
阅读实践
Introduction
课文
自测
Back
Finding Out Word Meanings
5. Sentences before or after a sentence that has a difficult word sometimes explain the meaning of the word.
The Standard for Olympic Excellence
Reading SkillsText BTest Yourself
课文
自测
Reading Skills
Introduction
Like the other skills for your use, the skill introduced in this unit does render you better able in reading.
随笔
阅读实践
Introduction
课文
自测
Back
Context clue: Sentences before or after a sentence containing a difficult word sometimes explain the meaning of the word. Example: The nations of Eastern Europe ... are considered the most polluted of all the world’s industrialized countries. Heavy metals from coal mining have contaminated much of the area’s waters. Rivers, land, and forests are so contaminated that many are now biologically dead.
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|■ |<28>steroid |n. |[C] |类固醇
| |<29>conquest |n. |[U] the act of taking control of sb. or sth. |攻占;占领；征服
| |<30>condemn |vt. |express strong disapproval of sb. or sth. |谴责
| | | |2. [C] a series of numbers or letters that represent a rule in science or mathematics |公式；方程式
| |<37>suspicion |n. |1. [C, U] a feeling of not trusting sb. or sth. |猜疑；不信任
| |<18> <em>phenomenal<em> |a. |very unusual; very great or impressive |异常的；惊人的
|@ |<19>horizon |n. |1. (~s) the limit of one's ideas, knowledge, and experience |范围；眼界；视野
|@ |<15>strip |n. |[C] a narrow piece |条；带
| | |vt. |remove the covering of sth. |剥去；除去
|@ |<16>singular |a. |1. very great or very noticeable |卓越的；非凡的
| |<48>set the stage for |make preparations for an event to take place |为...做好准备
| |<49>focus on |1. arrange the lens in an instrument so as to obtain a clear picture of sth. |聚焦于
|★ |<31>condemnation |n. |[C, U] the act of condemning |谴责
|@ |<32>opponent |n. |[C] sb. who takes the opposite side, esp. in playing or fighting |对手；敌手
| | |2. concentrate on sth. and pay particular attention to it |集中（精力）于
|@ |<22>crack |n. |[C] a sudden loud sound |爆裂声；劈啪声
| | |v. |1. (cause to) make a sudden loud sound |（使）发出爆裂声
| | | |2. (cause to) break|（使）破裂
| | | |2. [C, U] a feeling that sb. has done sth. wrong |怀疑；疑心
| |<38>erosion |n. |[U] the process by which sth. is gradually reduced or destroyed |侵蚀；腐蚀
| |<43>amazing |a. |causing great surprise |令人惊异的
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| |<44>act as| |<45>above all |most importantly |最重要的是
| |<46>not hear of it |refuse to accept a suggestion or offer |不听；拒绝听取
| |<47>set one's mind on |be determined to do sth. or obtain sth. |决心做某事 (或得到某物)
|@ |<14>pursue |vt. |1. continue doing an activity or trying to achieve sth. over a long period of time |从事；追求
| | | |2. chase sb. or sth. in order to catch them |追赶；追逐
| | | |2. likely to explode |易爆炸的；易发作的
| | |n. |[C, U] a substance that can cause an explosion |爆炸物
|@ |<25>overcome |vt. |(overcame, overcome) fight and win against sb. or sth. |战胜；击败
| |<12>defy |vt. |1. do sth. that is considered impossible; challenge |向...挑战
| | | |2. refuse to obey sb. or sth. |违抗；不服从
|★ |<13>stopwatch |n. |[C] a watch used for measuring the exact time it takes to do sth., esp. in a race |秒表
|@ |<4>sacrifice |vt. |give up sth., esp. for a good purpose or belief |牺牲；奉献
| |<5>injury |n. |[C,U] a wound or damage to part of one's body |伤害；损害
| | |vi. |run quickly and suddenly |奔；冲
| |<11>competitive |a. |1. liking to compete |喜欢竞争的；好胜的
| | | |2. relating to competition |竞争的；有竞争力的
| | | |2. (the ~) the line far away where the sky seems to meet the earth |地平线
| |<20> <em>sprinter</em> |n. |[C] an athlete for a short race |短跑运动员
| | | |1. [U] for the purpose of |为了...目的
| | | |2. [U] for the good or benefit of |为了...好处
| |<3>athlete |n. |[C] sb. who competes in sports competitions |运动员
| | | |2. of or being a word representing one |单数的
|@ |<17>phenomenon |n. |1. [C] sb. or sth. that is very unusual |奇才；奇迹
| | | |2. [C] an event or situation that can be seen to happen or exist |现象
|@ |<33>deny |vt. |1. say that sth. is not true, or that one does not believe sth. |否认
| | | |2. not allow sb. to have or do sth. |拒绝（给予）
|@ |<34>counter |v. |reply to a criticism that one disagrees with |反驳
|@ |<6>exploit |vt. |use sth. fully so as to get benefit from it |利用；剥削
|@ |<7>glory |n. |[U] great honor |光荣；荣誉
|@ |<8>virtue |n. |[C] a good quality in character or behavior |美德
| |<35>rumor |n. |(BrE rumour) [C, U] information that is passed from one person to another and which may or may not be true |谣言，传闻
| |<36>formula |n. |1. [C] a method or set of principles for dealing with a problem or achieving a result |方法；方案
| |<21>observer |n. |1. [C] sb. who sees or looks at sth. |观看者
| | | |2. [C] sb. who attends meetings, events, etc. to observe what is happening |观察员
|@ |<26>committee |n. |[C] a group of people chosen to do a particular job or for special duties |委员会